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revaluation surplus.See SURPLUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

revaluation,n. An increase in the value of one currency in relation to another currency. Cf. DEVALUATION. — revalue,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

revalidation. See REPUBLICATION(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

reus stipulandi (ree-<<schwa>>s stip-y<<schwa>>-lan-dI). [Latin “party stipulating”] Roman law. The questioner in a Roman-law stipulation. — Also termed stipulator. See STIPULATION(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

reus promittendi (ree-<<schwa>>s proh-mi-ten-dI). [Latin “party promising”] Roman law. The answerer in a Roman-law stipulation. — Also termed promissor. See STIPULATION(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

reus (ree-<<schwa>>s). [Latin] Roman & civil law. 1. A defendant. Cf. ACTOR (3).2. A party to a suit, whether plaintiff or defendant. 3. A party to a contract or transaction, esp. one assuming a debt or obligation. 4.Roman law. In criminal law, an accused or convicted person. Pl. rei.Fem. rea, pl. reae. [Blacks Law 8th]

re-up,vb.1. To reenlist in one of the armed forces <the soldier re-upped the day after being discharged>. [Cases: Armed Services 18. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 43, 45–46.] 2. To sign an extension to a contract, esp. an employment agreement <the star athlete re-upped in a three-year deal worth $12 million>. [Blacks Law 8th]

reunification. The return of a child who has been removed from his or her parents because of abuse or neglect by one or both of them. • When a child has been removed from the home because of abuse or neglect, the state’s primary goal is family reunification as long as this is in the…

return of writ.The sheriff’s bringing back a writ to the court that issued it, with a short written account (usu. on the back) of the manner in which the writ was executed. — Often shortened to return. See RETURN(1). [Cases: Execution 334; Sheriffs and Constables 87. C.J.S. Executions §§ 324–325; Sheriffs and Constables §§ 80–88.]…

return of service.See PROOF OF SERVICE. [Blacks Law 8th]