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reverse-confusion doctrine.Intellectual property. The rule that it is unfair competition if the defendant’s use of a title that is confusingly similar to the one used by the plaintiff leads the public to believe that the plaintiff’s work is the same as the defendant’s, or that it is derived from or associated in some manner with…

reverse confusion.See CONFUSION. [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse condemnation.See inverse condemnation under CONDEMNATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse bonus.See reverse contingent fee under CONTINGENT FEE. [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse bear hug.See BEAR HUG. [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse annuity mortgage.See MORTGAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

reversal,n.1. An appellate court’s overturning of a lower court’s decision. [Cases: Appeal and Error 1156–1180; Federal Courts 932.C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 757, 800, 830, 906, 911–960.] 2.Securities. A change in a security’s near-term market-price trend. [Blacks Law 8th]

re, verbis, literis, consensu (ree, v<<schwa>>r-bis, lit-<<schwa>>r-is, k<< schwa>>n-sen-s[y]oo). [Latin] Roman law. By the performance (namely, handing over), by words, by writing, by consent. • The phrase appeared in reference to the four classes of Roman contract. [Blacks Law 8th]

revenue tariff.See TARIFF(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

revenue stamp.A stamp used as evidence that a tax has been paid. [Cases: Internal Revenue 4406; Taxation 1215. C.J.S. Taxation § 2007.] [Blacks Law 8th]