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Relation
Relation1) Civil law. The report which the judges made of the proceedings in certain suits to the prince were so called. 2) Contracts, construction. When an act is done at one time, and it operates upon the thing as if done at another time, it is said to do so by relation. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Civil 1) It is used in contradistinction to barbarous or savage, to indicate a state of society reduced to order and regular government; thus we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty. 2) It is sometimes used in contradistinction to criminal, to indicate the private rights and remedies of men, as members of the community, in contrast to those which are public and relate to the government; thus we speak of civil process and criminal process, civil jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction. 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. Report 1) Legislation. A statement made by a committee to a legislative assembly, of facts of which they were charged to inquire. 2) Practice. A certificate to the court made by a master in chancery, commissioner or other person appointed by the court, of the facts or matters to be ascertained by him, or of something of which it is his duty to inform the court. Prince In a general sense, a sovereign the ruler of a nation or state. The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as, princes of the blood. The chief of any body of men. Were The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer Construction The legal process of interpreting a phrase or document; of trying to find it's meaning. Whether it be a contract or a statute, there are times when a phrase may be unclear or of several meanings. Then, either lawyers or judges must attempt to interpret or "construct" the probable aim and purpose of the phrase, by extrapolating from other parts of the document or, in the case of statutes, referring to a interpretation law which gives legal construction guidelines. Generally, there are two types of construction methods: literal (strict) or liberal. When 1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent. Time Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions. Said Before mentioned. Relation 1) Civil law. The report which the judges made of the proceedings in certain suits to the prince were so called. 2) Contracts, construction. When an act is done at one time, and it operates upon the thing as if done at another time, it is said to do so by relation. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Relapse The condition of one who, after having abandoned a course of vice, returns to it again. Relations Kindred. In its most extensive signification, this term includes all the kindred of the person spoken of. In a more limited sense, it signifies those persons who are entitled as next of kin under the statute of distribution. Relative One connected with another by blood or affinity; a relation, a kinsman or kinswoman. In an adjective sense, having relation or connexion with some other person or thing; as relative rights, relative powers. Relative powers Those which relate to land, so called to distinguish them from those which are collateral to it. Relative rights Those to which a person is entitled in consequence of his relation with others such as the rights of a hushand in relation to his wife; of a father, as to his children; of a master, as to his servant; of a guardian, as to his ward. Relator 1) A rehearser or teller; one who, by leave of court, brings an information in the nature of a quo warranto. 2) At common law, strictly speaking, no such person as a relator to an information is known. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Reinsurance Refers to the insuring of a risk or part of a risk, by the principal insurer with another insurer known as the reinsurer. In other words, it is insurance of all or part of one insurer's risk by a second insurer, who accepts the risk in exchange for a percentage of the original premium. Re-insurance Maritime law, contracts. An insurance made by a former insurer, his executors, administrators, or assigns, to protect himself and his estate from a risk to which they were liable by the first insurance. Reissuable notes Bank notes, which after having been once paid, may again be put into circulation, are so called. Rejoinder Pleadings. The name of the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication. Relapse The condition of one who, after having abandoned a course of vice, returns to it again. Relation Relations Kindred. In its most extensive signification, this term includes all the kindred of the person spoken of. In a more limited sense, it signifies those persons who are entitled as next of kin under the statute of distribution. Relative One connected with another by blood or affinity; a relation, a kinsman or kinswoman. In an adjective sense, having relation or connexion with some other person or thing; as relative rights, relative powers. Relative powers Those which relate to land, so called to distinguish them from those which are collateral to it. Relative rights Those to which a person is entitled in consequence of his relation with others such as the rights of a hushand in relation to his wife; of a father, as to his children; of a master, as to his servant; of a guardian, as to his ward. Relator 1) A rehearser or teller; one who, by leave of court, brings an information in the nature of a quo warranto. 2) At common law, strictly speaking, no such person as a relator to an information is known. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Relation. If you have a better definition for Relation than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. 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