Posts by admin

rectus in curia (rek-t<<schwa>>s in kyoor-ee-<<schwa>>), adj.[Latin “right in the court”] Hist. Free from charge or offense; competent to appear in court and entitled to the benefit of law. See LEGALIS HOMO. [Blacks Law 8th]

rectus (rek-t<<schwa>>s). [Latin “right”] Hist. (Of a line of descent) straight; direct. Cf. OBLIQUUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

rectum (rek-t<<schwa>>m). [Latin] 1. Right. 2. A trial or accusation. [Blacks Law 8th]

rector (rek-t<<schwa>>r).1.Eccles. law. The spiritual head and presiding officer of a parish. — Also termed parson. Cf. VICAR. impropriate rector.A lay rector as opposed to a clerical rector. rector sinecure (sI-nee-kyoor-ee). A rector who does not have the cure of souls. 2.Roman law. A governor or ruler. rector provinciae (pr<<schwa>>-vin-shee-ee). A governor of a province.…

recto patens.See DE RECTO PATENS. [Blacks Law 8th]

recto de rationabili parte.See DE RECTO DE RATIONABILI PARTE. [Blacks Law 8th]

recto de advocatione.See DE RECTO DE ADVOCATIONE. [Blacks Law 8th]

rectitudo (rek-t<<schwa>>-t[y]oo-doh). [Law Latin] A right or legal due; a tribute or payment. [Blacks Law 8th]

rectification of register.Hist. A process by which a person whose name was wrongly entered in or omitted from a record can compel the recorder to correct the error. [Blacks Law 8th]

rectification of boundaries.Hist. An action to determine or correct the boundaries between two adjoining pieces of land. [Cases: Boundaries 27. C.J.S. Boundaries § 107.] [Blacks Law 8th]