Law Dictionary Definitions

refusal. 1. The denial or rejection of something offered or demanded <the lawyer’s refusal to answer questions was based on the attorney–client privilege>.2. An opportunity to accept or reject something before it is offered to others; the right or privilege of having this opportunity <she promised her friend the first refusal on her house>. See…

refunding. See FUNDING(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

re-funding bond.See BOND(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

refunding bond.See BOND(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

refund annuity.See ANNUITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

  refugee. A person who flees or is expelled from a country, esp. because of persecution, and seeks haven in another country. [Cases: Aliens 53.10(3). C.J.S. Aliens §§ 85, 92, 97, 205, 218.] [Blacks Law 8th]

  refund,n.1. The return of money to a person who overpaid, such as a taxpayer who overestimated tax liability or whose employer withheld too much tax from earnings. [Cases: Internal Revenue 4950; Taxation 535, 1097. C.J.S. Internal Revenue § 780; Social Security and Public Welfare § 207; Taxation §§ 910–914, 919, 1679, 1690, 1764.] 2.…

refugeeism. The state of being a refugee. [Blacks Law 8th]

refreshing recollection.See PRESENT RECOLLECTION REFRESHED. [Blacks Law 8th]

refreshing memory.See PRESENT RECOLLECTION REFRESHED. [Blacks Law 8th]