Law Dictionary Definitions

recorder’s court.See COURT. [Blacks Law 8th]

recorder. 1.Hist. A magistrate with criminal jurisdiction in some British cities or boroughs. 2. A municipal judge with the criminal jurisdiction of a magistrate or a police judge and sometimes also with limited civil jurisdiction. 3. A municipal or county officer who keeps public records such as deeds, liens, and judgments. court recorder.A court official…

recorded recollection.See PAST RECOLLECTION RECORDED. [Blacks Law 8th]

record date.See DATE. [Blacks Law 8th]

recordatur (ri-kor-d<<schwa>>-tuur).Hist. An order to record the verdict returned in a nisi prius case. [Blacks Law 8th]

recordation (rek-<<schwa>>r-day-sh<<schwa>>n), n. The act or process of recording an instrument, such as a deed or mortgage, in a public registry. • Recordation generally perfects a person’s interest in the property against later purchasers (including later mortgagees), but the effect of recordation depends on the type of recording act in effect. — Also termed recordal.…

recordari facias loquelam (ree-kor-dair-Ifay-shee-<<schwa>>s l<<schwa>>-kwee-l<<schwa>>m), n.[Law Latin “you cause the plaint to be recorded”] Hist. In England, a writ by which a suit or plaint in replevin could be removed from a county court to a superior court (esp. to one of the courts of Westminster Hall). — Abbr. re. fa. lo.See PLAINT(1). [Blacks Law…

recordari (ree-kor-dair-I). A writ to bring up for review, as a substitute for an appeal, a judgment of a justice of the peace or other court not of record. • Writs of recordari are most common in North Carolina but are used infrequently in other states. — Also spelled recordare. [Blacks Law 8th]

recordare (ree-kor-dair-ee), n.[Law Latin] See RECORDARI. [Blacks Law 8th]

recordal. See RECORDATION. [Blacks Law 8th]