Royalty owner – this legal term refers to the figure of a person or entity, which is legal owner of petrol or gas natural supplies. The royalty owner controls these, and usually is beneficiary of the rights to pump and…

Royalty financing – within the Corporate Law, this term refers to an investment made to a company for increase of marketing or for releasing new product on the market. In exchange, the investor receives a percentage of the future income…

Royalty – in the Law of contracts, the royalty has been established to be reserved percentage of the profit (also called “royalty income”), acquired by a trader, which percentage goes to the author, inventor or manufacturer (or to a person…

Royal lives clause – this legal term applied in the Law of Contracts in the United Kingdom. There it referred to a clause in a contract, stating a particular legal right should be exercised not late than 21 years after…

Rout – the Criminal Law details the rout as a type of offense against the public order, in which a crowd of people has acted more aggressively over non-allowed protest or nuisance.

Rotterdam rules – this legal term refers to the “United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea” which relates to the Maritime Law. It is a complete set of rules, governing the…

Rotating custody – this legal term finds application in the area of Family Law in some legal systems. There it refers to a type of child care decided by court and exercised by both parents (usually after divorce or separation),…

Root of title – in the area of Property Law, this term refers to a document which shows that a person owns a real estate, although this may not be registered in the Land Register. In other words, the root…

Roommate – the Real Estate Law establishes the figure of a tenant who shares the same room, apartment or house with another tenant. These tenants are non-related, usually called “roommates” and share paying the rent as well. Synonyms are “housemate”,…

Rooming house – in the area of Property Law, this term refers to premises with several bedrooms (occupied by different tenants) and a common kitchen (or living room) and bathroom. It is very popular place to rent for students, where…