Re-examination – within the area of Patent Law, this term details a process during which, on the base of a claim by interested parties, the Patent Agency re-examines the circumstances for issuing primary registration of a patent. Any person who…

Re-entry court – The Criminal Law in some legal systems establishes re-entry courts or other similar commissions with the role to examine and decide about the behavior of criminals via judicial supervision. Their role is to reduce the relapse and…

Reduction statement – within the area of Financial Law, this legal term details a statement or certificate, issued by the lender of money (usually a bank institution), where officially detailed and confirmed the outstanding amount of money plus interest, i.e.…

Redress – this term has got application within the Tort Law, where it details the procedure to repair a damage done by compensating the injured person, who has got the right of redress. This compensation could either be voluntary, or…

Redlining – within the meaning, given by the Criminal Law, this term details a distinctions by insurance company, based on the different racial or social specifics of the habitants in the surrounding area where the insured property is situated. Sometimes,…

Redistricting – this term applies in the area of Administrative Law in many jurisdictions, where details the act of changing the frontiers of administrative areas – districts, within a country or State.

Redhibition claim – in the area of Civil Claims, this term details a claim by a buyer of an item, against the seller or the producer of this item, for any hidden defects. These are found by the buyer after…

Redetermintaion – In the area of Civil Law if the defendant or claimant objects to the rate of repayment set by a court officer, the judge will decide on the matter. In the criminal Law this is an application by…

Redemption deed – this term origins from the word “redeem”, which details the act to pay back a loan together with the interest on top of it. “Redemption deed” could have two different meanings, depending of where the term has…

Redemption – this term details the procedure of buying (something) back. In the Property Law redemption occurs in a situation where a vendor later buys the property back from the buyer. I.e. he returns the paid to him purchase price…