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  reprise (ri-prIz), n. An annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, such as an annuity. [Blacks Law 8th]

  reprisal (ri-prI-z<<schwa>>l).1. (often pl.) Int’l law. The use of force, short of war, against another country to redress an injury caused by that country. [Cases: War and National Emergency C.J.S. War and National Defense §§ 8, 13, 16–22, 84–85.] “ ‘Reprisals’ is a word with a long history, and modern writers are not agreed…

  reprimand,n. In professional responsibility, a form of disciplinary action — imposed after trial or formal charges — that declares the lawyer’s conduct improper but does not limit his or her right to practice law; a mild form of lawyer discipline that does not restrict the lawyer’s ability to practice law. [Cases: Attorney and Client…

  reprieve (ri-preev), n. Temporary postponement of the carrying out of a criminal sentence, esp. a death sentence. Cf. COMMUTATION(2); PARDON. [Cases: Pardon and Parole 27. C.J.S. Pardon and Parole §§ 3, 32–33.] — reprieve,vb. “The term reprieve is derived from reprendre, to keep back, and signifies the withdrawing of the sentence for an interval…

  repressive tax.See sin tax under TAX. [Blacks Law 8th]

  repressed-memory syndrome.A memory disorder characterized by an intermittent and extensive inability to recall important personal information, usu. following or concerning a traumatic or highly stressful occurrence, when the memory lapses cannot be dismissed as normal forgetfulness. • The theoretical basis for this syndrome was proposed by Sigmund Freud in 1895. The American Psychiatric Association…

  representor. One who makes a representation. “[I]t is arguable that even where a contracting party does not intend to guarantee the accuracy of what he says, the other party is at least entitled to assume that due care has been taken by the representor.” P.S. Atiyah, An Introduction to the Law of Contract 309…

  representee. One to whom a representation is made. “First, where the representor can show that he was not negligent, he will not be liable under the 1967 Act; and secondly, where the representee wants to claim damages at the contractual rate, for loss of his bargain, it may be that the Misrepresentation Act will…

  representative capacity.See CAPACITY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

  representative action. 1.CLASS ACTION. 2.DERIVATIVE ACTION(1). [Blacks Law 8th]