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Recrimination
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RecriminationCriminal law. An accusation made by a person accused against his accuser, either of having committed the same offence, or another.
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Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Accusation
Criminal law. A charge made to a competent officer against one who has committed a crime or misdemeanor, so that he may be brought to justice and punishment.
Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Accused
One who is charged with a crime or misdemeanor.
Accuser
One who makes an accusation.
Offence
Crimes. The doing that which a penal law forbids to be done, or omitting to do what it commands; in this sense it is nearly synonymous with crime. In a more confined sense, it may be considered as having the same meaning with misdemeanor, but it differs from it in this, that it is not indictable, but punishable summarily by the forfeiture of a penalty.
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Recreant
A Coward; a poltroon.
Recross
The second round of cross-examination that occurs after redirect in a trial.
Recruit
A newly made soldier.
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Recorder
1) A judicial officer of some cities, possessing generally the powers and authority of a judge. Anciently, recorder signified to recite or testify on re-collection as occasion might require what had previously passed in court, and this was the duty of the judges, thence called recordeurs. 2) An officer appointed to make record or onrolment of deeds and other legal instruments, authorized by law to be recorded.
Recoupe
To recoupe. 1) This word is derived from the French recouper, to cut again. In law it signifies the right and the act of making a set-off, defalcation, or discount, by the defendant, to the claim of the plaintiff. 2) In another sense it signifies to recompense.
Recoverer
The demandant in a common recovery, after judgment has been given in his favor, assumes the name of recoverer.
Recovery
A recovery, in its most extensive sense, is the restoration of a former right, by the solemn judgment of a Court of justice.
Recreant
A Coward; a poltroon.
Recrimination
Recross
The second round of cross-examination that occurs after redirect in a trial.
Recruit
A newly made soldier.
Recto
Right.
Rector
Ecclesiastical law. One who rules or governs a name given to certain officers of the Roman church.
Rectory
English law. Corporeal real property, consisting of a church, glebe lands and tithes.
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Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Accusation
Criminal law. A charge made to a competent officer against one who has committed a crime or misdemeanor, so that he may be brought to justice and punishment.
Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Accused
One who is charged with a crime or misdemeanor.
Accuser
One who makes an accusation.
Offence
Crimes. The doing that which a penal law forbids to be done, or omitting to do what it commands; in this sense it is nearly synonymous with crime. In a more confined sense, it may be considered as having the same meaning with misdemeanor, but it differs from it in this, that it is not indictable, but punishable summarily by the forfeiture of a penalty.
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Recreant
A Coward; a poltroon.
Recross
The second round of cross-examination that occurs after redirect in a trial.
Recruit
A newly made soldier.
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Recorder
1) A judicial officer of some cities, possessing generally the powers and authority of a judge. Anciently, recorder signified to recite or testify on re-collection as occasion might require what had previously passed in court, and this was the duty of the judges, thence called recordeurs. 2) An officer appointed to make record or onrolment of deeds and other legal instruments, authorized by law to be recorded.
Recoupe
To recoupe. 1) This word is derived from the French recouper, to cut again. In law it signifies the right and the act of making a set-off, defalcation, or discount, by the defendant, to the claim of the plaintiff. 2) In another sense it signifies to recompense.
Recoverer
The demandant in a common recovery, after judgment has been given in his favor, assumes the name of recoverer.
Recovery
A recovery, in its most extensive sense, is the restoration of a former right, by the solemn judgment of a Court of justice.
Recreant
A Coward; a poltroon.
Recrimination
Recross
The second round of cross-examination that occurs after redirect in a trial.
Recruit
A newly made soldier.
Recto
Right.
Rector
Ecclesiastical law. One who rules or governs a name given to certain officers of the Roman church.
Rectory
English law. Corporeal real property, consisting of a church, glebe lands and tithes.
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