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reconventione (ree-k<<schwa>>n-ven-shee-oh-nee). [Law Latin] Hist. By reconvention. See  RECONVENTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

reconventional demand.See DEMAND(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

reconvention.Civil law. The act or process of making a counterclaim. See COUNTERCLAIM. [Cases: Set-off and Counterclaim 6. C.J.S. Set-off and Counterclaim §§ 2, 11.] [Blacks Law 8th]

recontinuance.Hist. 1. Resumption or renewal. 2. The recovery of an incorporeal hereditament that had been wrongfully deprived. [Blacks Law 8th]

reconstruction. 1. The act or process of rebuilding, re-creating, or reorganizing something <an expert in accident reconstruction>.2.Patents. A rebuilding of a broken, worn-out, or otherwise inoperative patented article in such a way that a new article is created, thus resulting in an infringement <the replacement of the machine’s essential parts was an infringing reconstruction rather…

reconsignment. A change in the terms of a consignment while the goods are in transit. See CONSIGNMENT. [Cases: Carriers 73, 178. C.J.S. Carriers §§ 407, 463.] [Blacks Law 8th]

reconsider,vb. To discuss or take up (a matter) again <legislators voted to reconsider the bill>. Under parliamentary law, a motion to reconsider sets aside a certain vote already taken and restores the motion on which the vote is being reconsidered to its status immediately before the vote occurred. Making a motion to reconsider suspends a…

reconduction,n.1.Civil law. The renewal of a lease. — Also termed relocation. See TACIT RELOCATION. [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 90.C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant § 73.] 2.Int’l law. The forcible return of aliens (esp. illegal aliens, destitute or diseased aliens, or alien criminals who have served their punishment) to their country of origin. — Also termed (in…

reconciliation statement.An accounting or financial statement in which discrepancies are adjusted. [Blacks Law 8th]

reconciliation agreement.Family law. A contract between spouses who have had marital difficulties but who now wish to save the marital relationship, usu. by specifying certain economic actions that might ameliorate pressures on the marriage. • This type of agreement serves a limited purpose. In fact, many states have statutes prohibiting enforcement of contracts for domestic…