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redirect examination.A second direct examination, after cross-examination, the scope ordinarily being limited to matters covered during cross-examination. — Often shortened to redirect. — Also termed (in England) reexamination. See DIRECT EXAMINATION. [Cases: Witnesses 285.C.J.S. Witnesses § 508.] [Blacks Law 8th]

redimere (ri-dim-<<schwa>>-ree), vb.[Latin] 1. To buy back; repurchase. 2. To obtain the release of by payment; ransom. [Blacks Law 8th]

redhibitory defect.Civil law. A fault or imperfection in something sold, as a result of which the buyer may return the item and demand back the purchase price. La. Civ. Code art. 2520. — Also termed redhibitory vice. [Cases: Sales 119. C.J.S. Sales §§ 194, 199–202.] [Blacks Law 8th]

redhibitory action.See ACTION(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

redhibition (red-[h]i-bish-<<schwa>>n), n. Civil law. The voidance of a sale as the result of an action brought on account of some defect in a thing sold, on grounds that the defect renders the thing either useless or so imperfect that the buyer would not have originally purchased it. La. Civ. Code art. 2531. [Cases: Sales…

redhibere (red-hi-beer-ee), vb.[Latin] Civil law. 1. To return (a defective purchase) to the seller. 2. (Of a seller) to take back (a defective purchase). [Blacks Law 8th]

red-herring prospectus.See preliminary prospectus under PROSPECTUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

red herring. 1. An irrelevant legal or factual issue, usu. intended to distract or mislead <law students should avoid discussing the red herrings that professors raise in exams>.2. See preliminary prospectus under PROSPECTUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

redevance (ruu-d<<schwa>>-vahns). [French] Hist. Dues payable by a tenant to the lord, not necessarily in money. [Blacks Law 8th]

redemptor (ri-demp-t<<schwa>>r), n. Roman law. A contractor. See CONDUCTOR(1). [Blacks Law 8th]