Ransom
Money paid to have a kidnapped person released.
Rape
The act of having non-consensual sex with a woman.
Ratification
the act of approving or accepting an act
performed by another, applicable to both to individual actions and measures
proposed by an individual
Real Estate
Same as real property. Land and rights attached to the land.
Real Property
A property interest in land.
Reasonable Doubt
A threshold of proof in criminal cases which requires the trier of fact to be
sure of the defendant's guilt before convicting.
Rebuttable Presumption
A presumption of fact which can be defeated by
persuasive evidence to the contrary.
Reconciliation
The act of separated spouses returning to family cohabilitation.
Recusation
An application made to a judge asking that they do not hear a particular case
because of a real perceived conflict of interest.
Redact
Removing text or images from an initial
document.