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REA.abbr. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION. rea (ree-<<schwa>>), n.[Latin] In civil and canon law, a defendant. Pl. reae. [Blacks Law 8th]

re (ree or ray), prep. Regarding; in the matter of; IN RE. • The term is often used as a signal or introductory title announcing the subject of business correspondence. [Blacks Law 8th]

RDNA.abbr. RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY. [Blacks Law 8th]

RCE.abbr. REQUEST FOR CONTINUED EXAMINATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

RBS.abbr. RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE. [Blacks Law 8th]

ravishment,n. Archaic. 1. Forcible seizure and carrying off of another person (esp. a woman); ABDUCTION. 2.RAPE(1). • In this sense the term is widely considered inappropriate for modern usage, given its romantic connotations (in other contexts) of ecstasy and delight. In the Restatement (First) of Torts § 65a, the word was defined as including not…

rattening (rat-ning).Hist. The practice of taking away tools, destroying machinery, and the like in an attempt either to compel a worker to join a union or to enforce a company’s compliance with union rules. • Rattening was formerly a common labor-union tactic in England, and it was a criminal offense. [Blacks Law 8th]

ratio scripta (ray-shee-oh skrip-t<<schwa>>). [Latin] Roman law. Written reason. [Blacks Law 8th]

ratio scientiae (ray-shee-oh sI-en-shee-ee). [Law Latin] Hist. The ground of knowledge; esp., the basis for a witness’s testimony. [Blacks Law 8th]

ratio pertinens.A pertinent reason (for a question). [Blacks Law 8th]