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risk-capital test.Securities. A test of whether a transaction constitutes the sale of a security (and is thus subject to securities laws) based on whether the seller is soliciting risk capital with which to develop a business venture. Cf. CAPITAL-RISK TEST. [Cases: Securities Regulation 5, 248, 249. C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 3, 9, 379–380, 384–387, 389–390,…

risk capital.See CAPITAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

risk-benefit test.See RISK-UTILITY TEST. [Blacks Law 8th]

risk-averse,adj. (Of a person) uncomfortable with volatility or uncertainty; not willing to take risks; very cautious <a risk-averse investor>. [Blacks Law 8th]

risk assessment.Family law. A process for ascertaining the likelihood that a person, usu. a parent, will harm a child. • Before a child can be removed from his or her family by a governmental entity, a risk assessment should be performed to determine the likelihood of the child’s being harmed in the future. [Blacks Law…

risk arbitrage.See ARBITRAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

risk,n.1. The uncertainty of a result, happening, or loss; the chance of injury, damage, or loss; esp., the existence and extent of the possibility of harm <many feel that skydiving is not worth the risk>. See ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK . 2. Liability for injury, damage, or loss if it occurs <the consumer-protection statute placed…

rising vote of thanks.See rising vote under VOTE(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

rising vote.See VOTE(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

rise,vb. 1. (Of a court) to adjourn finally at the end of a term. 2. (Of spectators and participants in a courtroom) to stand when the judge enters or exits. 3. (Of a court) to take a recess or temporary break, as at the end of a day. 4.Parliamentary law. (Of a special committee that…