Posts by admin

RIF.abbr.Reduction in force. See LAYOFF. rif,vb. Slang. To lay off (a worker). • The word derives from the acronym for reduction in force. [Blacks Law 8th]

rier county.See RERE-COUNTY. [Blacks Law 8th]

riens en arrière (ryan aw-nah-ree-air). [Law French “nothing in arrear”] Hist. A plea in a debt action for arrearages of account. [Blacks Law 8th]

riens per descent (ryan pair day-sawn). [Law French “nothing by descent”] Hist. The plea of an heir who is sued for the ancestor’s debt and who received no land or assets from the ancestor. [Blacks Law 8th]

riens passa per le fait (ryan pah-sah pair l<<schwa>> fay). [Law French “nothing passed by the deed”] Hist. A plea by which a party seeks to avoid the operation of a deed that has been enrolled or acknowledged in court. [Blacks Law 8th]

rien luy doit (ryan lwee dwah). [Law French “owes him nothing”] Hist. A plea of nil debet. See NIL DEBET. [Blacks Law 8th]

rien dit (ryan dee). [Law French “says nothing”] Hist. A plea of nihil dicit. See NIHIL DICIT. [Blacks Law 8th]

rien culp (ryan k<<schwa>>lp). [Law French “not guilty”] Hist. A plea of not guilty. [Blacks Law 8th]

rider. An attachment to some document, such as a legislative bill or an insurance policy, that amends or supplements the document. [Cases: Insurance 1845(1). C.J.S. Insurance §§ 305, 381.] [Blacks Law 8th] [Blacks Law 8th]

RICO (ree-koh).abbr.RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT. [Blacks Law 8th]