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restitution interest.See INTEREST(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

restitutione temporalium (res-t<<schwa>>-t[y]oo-shee-oh-nee tem-p<<schwa>>-ray-lee-<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Eccles. law. A writ directing the sheriff to restore the temporalities of a diocese to a bishop. See TEMPORALITY(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

restitutione extracti ab ecclesia (res-t<<schwa>>-t[y]oo-shee-oh-nee ek-strak-t I ab e-klee-z[h]ee-<<schwa>>). [Latin] Eccles. law. A writ restoring someone who had been suspected or accused of a felony to the church. [Blacks Law 8th]

restitution damages.See DAMAGES. [Blacks Law 8th]

restitutionary redress.See REDRESS. [Blacks Law 8th]

restitution, n.1. A body of substantive law in which liability is based not on tort or contract but on the defendant’s unjust enrichment. See UNJUST ENRICHMENT . 2. The set of remedies associated with that body of law, in which the measure of recovery is usu. based not on the plaintiff’s loss, but on the…

restitutio in integrum (res-t<<schwa>>-t[y]oo-shee-oh in in-t<<schwa>>-gr<< schwa>>m). [Latin] Roman & civil law. Restoration to the previous condition or the status quo. • In Roman law, a praetor could accomplish this by annulling a contract or transaction that was strictly legally valid but inequitable and by restoring the parties to their previous legal relationship. The phrase…

restater. An author or reporter of a Restatement. [Blacks Law 8th] RESTAUR restaur (res-tor).1. The recourse that insurers (esp. marine underwriters) have against each other according to the date of their insurance. 2. The recourse that marine insurers have against a ship’s master if a loss occurs through the master’s fault or negligence. 3. The…

Restatement. One of several influential treatises published by the American Law Institute describing the law in a given area and guiding its development. • The Restatements use a distinctive format of black-letter rules, official comments, illustrations, and reporter’s notes. Although the Restatements are frequently cited in cases and commentary, a Restatement provision is not binding…

res sua (rays s[y]oo-<<schwa>>). [Latin] Hist. One’s own property. [Blacks Law 8th] REST  rest,vb.1. (Of a litigant) to voluntarily conclude presenting evidence in a trial <after the police officer’s testimony, the prosecution rested>.2. (Of a litigant) to voluntarily conclude presenting evidence in (a trial) <the defense rested its case after presenting just two witnesses>. •…