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racheter (rah-sh<<schwa>>-tay), vb.[French] 1. To repurchase or buy back. 2. To ransom. [Blacks Law 8th]

rachat (rah-shah), n.[French] 1. Repurchase; redemption. 2. Ransom. [Blacks Law 8th]

race to the courthouse. 1.Bankruptcy. The competition among creditors to make claims on assets, usu. motivated by the advantages to be gained by those who act first in preference to other creditors. • Chapter 11 of the Bank-ruptcy Code, as well as various other provisions, is intended to prevent a race to the courthouse and…

race statute.A recording act providing that the person who records first, regardless of notice, has priority. • Only Louisiana and North Carolina have race statutes. — Also termed pure race statute; race act. Cf. NOTICE STATUTE ; RACE-NOTICE STATUTE. [Cases: Vendor and Purchaser 231(11).C.J.S. Vendor and Pur-chaser § 502.] [Blacks Law 8th]

race of diligence.Bankruptcy. A first-come, first-served disposition of assets. [Cases: Bankruptcy 3442. C.J.S. Bankruptcy §§ 351–352.] [Blacks Law 8th]

race-notice statute.A recording law providing that the person who records first, without notice of prior unrecorded claims, has priority. • About half the states have race-notice statutes. — Also termed race-notice act; notice-race statute. Cf. RACE STATUTE; NOTICE STATUTE. [Cases: Vendor and Purchaser 231(11). C.J.S. Vendor and Purchaser § 502.] [Blacks Law 8th]

race act.See RACE STATUTE. [Blacks Law 8th]

rabbinical divorce.See DIVORCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

R.abbr.1.REX. 2.REGINA. 3.RANGE. 4.Trademarks. When contained in a circle (and often superscripted), the symbol indicating that a trademark or servicemark is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. See registered trademark under TRADEMARK; SERVICEMARK. [Blacks Law 8th]

q.v.abbr.[Latin quod vide] Which see — used in non-Bluebook citations for cross-referencing. Pl. qq.v. [Blacks Law 8th]