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Retrospective
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RetrospectiveLooking backwards.
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Retract, to
To withdraw a proposition or offer before it has been accepted.
Retraxit
Practice. The act by which a plaintiff withdraws his. suit; it is so called from the fact that this was the principal word used when the law entries were in Latin.
Retribution
1) That which is given to another to recompense him for what has been received from him; as a rent for the hire of a house. 2) A salary paid to a person for his services. 3) The distribution of rewards and punishments.
Retrocession
Civil law. When the assignee of heritable rights conveys his rights back to the cedent, it is called a retrocession.
Retrospective law
A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed.
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Retorsion
War. The name of the act employed by a government to impose the same hard treatment on the citizens or subjects of a state, that the latter has used towards the citizens or subjects of the former, for the purpose of obtaining the removal of obnoxious measures.
Retract, to
To withdraw a proposition or offer before it has been accepted.
Retraxit
Practice. The act by which a plaintiff withdraws his. suit; it is so called from the fact that this was the principal word used when the law entries were in Latin.
Retribution
1) That which is given to another to recompense him for what has been received from him; as a rent for the hire of a house. 2) A salary paid to a person for his services. 3) The distribution of rewards and punishments.
Retrocession
Civil law. When the assignee of heritable rights conveys his rights back to the cedent, it is called a retrocession.
Retrospective
Retrospective law
A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed.
Return
Contracts, remedies. Persons who are beyond the sea are exempted from the operation of the statute of limitations of Pennsylvania, and of other states, till after a certain time has elapsed after their returning.
Return day
A day appointed by law when all writs are to be returned which have issued since the preceding return day. The sheriff is in general not required to return his writ until the return day. After that period he may be ruled to make a return.
Return of writs
Practice. A short account in writing, made by the sheriff, or other ministerial officer, of the manner in which he has executed a writ.
Returning resident
Any Lawful Permanent Resident who has been outside the United States and is returning to the U.S. Also defined as a "special immigrant." If outside of the U.S. for more than 180 days, must apply for readmission to the U.S. If outside of the U.S. for more than one year and is returning to his or her permanent residence in the United States, usually must have a re-entry documentation from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servicesor an immigrant visa from the Department of State.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Retract, to
To withdraw a proposition or offer before it has been accepted.
Retraxit
Practice. The act by which a plaintiff withdraws his. suit; it is so called from the fact that this was the principal word used when the law entries were in Latin.
Retribution
1) That which is given to another to recompense him for what has been received from him; as a rent for the hire of a house. 2) A salary paid to a person for his services. 3) The distribution of rewards and punishments.
Retrocession
Civil law. When the assignee of heritable rights conveys his rights back to the cedent, it is called a retrocession.
Retrospective law
A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed.
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Retorsion
War. The name of the act employed by a government to impose the same hard treatment on the citizens or subjects of a state, that the latter has used towards the citizens or subjects of the former, for the purpose of obtaining the removal of obnoxious measures.
Retract, to
To withdraw a proposition or offer before it has been accepted.
Retraxit
Practice. The act by which a plaintiff withdraws his. suit; it is so called from the fact that this was the principal word used when the law entries were in Latin.
Retribution
1) That which is given to another to recompense him for what has been received from him; as a rent for the hire of a house. 2) A salary paid to a person for his services. 3) The distribution of rewards and punishments.
Retrocession
Civil law. When the assignee of heritable rights conveys his rights back to the cedent, it is called a retrocession.
Retrospective
Retrospective law
A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed.
Return
Contracts, remedies. Persons who are beyond the sea are exempted from the operation of the statute of limitations of Pennsylvania, and of other states, till after a certain time has elapsed after their returning.
Return day
A day appointed by law when all writs are to be returned which have issued since the preceding return day. The sheriff is in general not required to return his writ until the return day. After that period he may be ruled to make a return.
Return of writs
Practice. A short account in writing, made by the sheriff, or other ministerial officer, of the manner in which he has executed a writ.
Returning resident
Any Lawful Permanent Resident who has been outside the United States and is returning to the U.S. Also defined as a "special immigrant." If outside of the U.S. for more than 180 days, must apply for readmission to the U.S. If outside of the U.S. for more than one year and is returning to his or her permanent residence in the United States, usually must have a re-entry documentation from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servicesor an immigrant visa from the Department of State.
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