Law Dictionary Definitions

recoveror.Hist. The demandant who obtains a judgment in a common recovery. See COMMON RECOVERY. [Blacks Law 8th]

recoveree.Hist. The party against whom a judgment is obtained in a common recovery. See COMMON RECOVERY. [Blacks Law 8th]

recovered-memory syndrome.See REPRESSED-MEMORY SYNDROME. [Blacks Law 8th]

recoverable,adj. Capable of being recovered, esp. as a matter of law <court costs and attorney’s fees are recoverable under the statute>. — recoverability,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

recover,vb.1. To get back or regain in full or in equivalence <the landlord recovered higher operating costs by raising rent>.2. To obtain by a judgment or other legal process <the plaintiff recovered punitive damages in the lawsuit>.3. To obtain (a judgment) in one’s favor <the plaintiff recovered a judgment against the defendant>.4. To obtain damages…

recourse note.See NOTE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

recourse loan.See LOAN. [Blacks Law 8th]

recourse (ree-kors or ri-kors).1. The act of seeking help or advice. 2. Enforcement of, or a method for enforcing, a right. 3. The right of a holder of a negotiable instrument to demand payment from the drawer or indorser if the instrument is dishonored. See WITH RECOURSE; WITHOUT RECOURSE. 4. The right to repayment of…

recoupment (ri-koop-m<<schwa>>nt), n.1. The recovery or regaining of something, esp. expenses. 2. The withholding, for equitable reasons, of all or part of something that is due. See EQUITABLE RECOUPMENT(1), (2).3. Reduction of a plaintiff’s damages because of a demand by the defendant arising out of the same transaction. See EQUITABLE RECOUPMENT(3). Cf. SETOFF(2). [Cases: Set-off…

recordum (ri-kor-d<>m). [Law Latin] Hist. A record, esp. a judicial one. [Blacks Law 8th]