RECOURSE

recourse (ree-kors or ri-kors).1. The act of seeking help or advice. 2. Enforcement of, or a method for enforcing, a right. 3. The right of a holder of a negotiable instrument to demand payment from the drawer or indorser if the instrument is dishonored. See WITH RECOURSE; WITHOUT RECOURSE. 4. The right to repayment of…

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RECOUPMENT

recoupment (ri-koop-m<<schwa>>nt), n.1. The recovery or regaining of something, esp. expenses. 2. The withholding, for equitable reasons, of all or part of something that is due. See EQUITABLE RECOUPMENT(1), (2).3. Reduction of a plaintiff’s damages because of a demand by the defendant arising out of the same transaction. See EQUITABLE RECOUPMENT(3). Cf. SETOFF(2). [Cases: Set-off…

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RECORDUM

recordum (ri-kor-d<>m). [Law Latin] Hist. A record, esp. a judicial one. [Blacks Law 8th]

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RECORD ON APPEAL

record on appeal.The record of a trial-court proceeding as presented to the appellate court for review. — Also termed appellate record. See RECORD(4). [Cases: Appeal and Error 493–717. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 440–460, 476–577, 727; Justices of the Peace § 236.] [Blacks Law 8th]

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