Law Dictionary Definitions

reconsignment. A change in the terms of a consignment while the goods are in transit. See CONSIGNMENT. [Cases: Carriers 73, 178. C.J.S. Carriers §§ 407, 463.] [Blacks Law 8th]

reconsider,vb. To discuss or take up (a matter) again <legislators voted to reconsider the bill>. Under parliamentary law, a motion to reconsider sets aside a certain vote already taken and restores the motion on which the vote is being reconsidered to its status immediately before the vote occurred. Making a motion to reconsider suspends a…

reconduction,n.1.Civil law. The renewal of a lease. — Also termed relocation. See TACIT RELOCATION. [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 90.C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant § 73.] 2.Int’l law. The forcible return of aliens (esp. illegal aliens, destitute or diseased aliens, or alien criminals who have served their punishment) to their country of origin. — Also termed (in…

reconciliation statement.An accounting or financial statement in which discrepancies are adjusted. [Blacks Law 8th]

reconciliation agreement.Family law. A contract between spouses who have had marital difficulties but who now wish to save the marital relationship, usu. by specifying certain economic actions that might ameliorate pressures on the marriage. • This type of agreement serves a limited purpose. In fact, many states have statutes prohibiting enforcement of contracts for domestic…

reconciliation (rek-<<schwa>>n-sil-ee-ay-sh<<schwa>>n), n.1. Restoration of harmony between persons or things that had been in conflict <a reconciliation between the plaintiff and the defendant is unlikely even if the lawsuit settles before trial>.2.Family law. Voluntary resumption, after a separation, of full marital relations between spouses <the court dismissed the divorce petition after the parties’ reconciliation>. Cf.…

recompense (rek-<<schwa>>m-pents), n. Repayment, compensation, or retribution for something, esp. an injury or loss. — recompense,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

recompensation.Scots law. In an action for debt, a plaintiff’s allegation that money owed to a defendant has already been paid and should not be considered as a setoff against an award to the plaintiff. [Blacks Law 8th]

recompensable. See COMPENSABLE. [Blacks Law 8th]

recommit.Parliamentary law. To refer (a motion) back to a committee that has considered it. • The motion is called “recommit” rather than “re-refer” for the sake of euphony. See REFER. Cf. re-refer under REFER. — recommit,n. [Blacks Law 8th]