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rationes (ray-shee-oh-neez or rash-ee-oh-neez), n.[Latin “reasons”] Hist. The pleadings in a suit. [Blacks Law 8th]

ratione (ray-shee-oh-nee or rash-ee-oh-nee). [Latin] By reason; on account. ratione bonorum (b<<schwa>>-nor-<<schwa>>m). By reason of property. ratione causae (kaw-zee). By reason of the nature of the case. ratione contractus (k<<schwa>>n-trak-t<<schwa>>s). By reason of the contract. “By entering into a contract, the contracting parties may … render themselves amenable to the jurisdiction of a judge to…

rational-relationship test.See RATIONAL-BASIS TEST. [Blacks Law 8th]

rational-purpose test.See RATIONAL-BASIS TEST. [Blacks Law 8th]

rational interpretation.See logical interpretation under INTERPRETATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

rational doubt.See REASONABLE DOUBT. [Blacks Law 8th]

rational-choice theory.The theory that criminals engage in criminal activity when they believe that the potential benefits outweigh the risks of committing the crime. Cf. CONTROL THEORY; ROUTINE-ACTIVITIES THEORY; STRAIN THEORY . [Blacks Law 8th]

rational-basis test.Constitutional law. The criterion for judicial analysis of a statute that does not implicate a fundamental right or a suspect or quasi-suspect classification under the Due Process or Equal Protection Clause, whereby the court will uphold a law if it bears a reasonable relationship to the attainment of a legitimate governmental objective. • Rational…

rationabili parte bonorum.See DE RATIONABILI PARTE BONORUM. [Blacks Law 8th]

rationabilibus divisis.See DE RATIONABILIBUS DIVISIS. [Blacks Law 8th]