Recoverer – within the area of Real Estate Law this term details the figure of a person in which favor a decision for giving back a property has been issued by the court, after a possession claim has been submitted…

Recourse Note – this legal term applies in the area of Law of Contracts, where it details a promissory note, the default of payment of which may lead to loss of collateral. As well it could bring court proceedings and…

Recoupment – in practice, this legal term find application in the area of Litigation procedures. There it refers the right of a defendant in a lawsuit to ask for deduction from the amount awarded to the claimant. The award is…

Record owner – in practice this term finds application in the area of Real Estate Law, where refers to the figure of the legal owner, called “holder of record title” on a property. This owner and his title have been…

Record of payment – in practice, this term is used in the Law of Contracts in many jurisdictions. It refers to a document in the form of receipt, which is certifying valid payment (a payment order). Every recorded payment can…

Recorded agreement – within the meaning, given by the Law of Contracts, in many legal systems the recorded agreement details a concluded contract, which then has been also witnessed by a notary public. It could be also published in the…

Recordation of lawsuit – in the sphere of Court Procedures, this is the last step of administration of a completed lawsuit, where it has been passed towards the archives of the same court.  The file gets archive number and is…

Reconviction – this is the act of secondary conviction issued by the prosecutor towards a person, who has already been convicted for performance of a particular crime. Usually the reconviction is placed where there are new evidences, proving that another…

Reconveyance – this term applies in the area of Real Estate Law. In the Common Law system, it details the transfer of ownership, performed by the trustee back to the borrower. Usually, once the debtor has paid the secured debt…

Reconversion – this term has two different meanings: – In the area of Court procedures, it refers to imaginary, theoretical court process. – It applies in the sphere of Criminal Law, where it details the act of giving back of initially…