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right in re propria.See JUS IN RE PROPRIA. [Blacks Law 8th]

right in rem.See RIGHT. [Blacks Law 8th]

right in re aliena.See JUS IN RE ALIENA. [Blacks Law 8th]

right in personam.See RIGHT. [Blacks Law 8th]

right heir.See HEIR. [Blacks Law 8th]

rightful,adj.1. (Of an action) equitable; fair <a rightful dispossession>.2. (Of a person) legitimately entitled to a position <a rightful heir>.3. (Of an office or piece of property) that one is entitled to <her rightful inheritance>. [Blacks Law 8th]

right-and-wrong test.See MCNAGHTEN RULES. [Blacks Law 8th]

right against self-incrimination.A criminal defendant’s or a witness’s constitutional right — under the Fifth Amendment, but waivable under certain conditions — guaranteeing that a person cannot be compelled by the government to testify if the testimony might result in the person’s being criminally prosecuted. • Although this right is most often asserted during a criminal…

right,n.1. That which is proper under law, morality, or ethics <know right from wrong>.2. Something that is due to a person by just claim, legal guarantee, or moral principle <the right of liberty>.3. A power, privilege, or immunity secured to a person by law <the right to dispose of one’s estate>.4. A legally enforceable claim…

rigging the market.The practice of artificially inflating stock prices, by a series of bids, so that the demand for those stocks appears to be high and investors will therefore be enticed into buying the stocks. See MANIPULATION. [Cases: Securities Regulation 60.25. C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 214, 226–227.] [Blacks Law 8th]