Law Dictionary Definitions

  real burden.See BURDEN(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

real authority.See actual authority under AUTHORITY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

real asset.See ASSET. [Blacks Law 8th]

real action.See ACTION(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

real account.See ACCOUNT. [Blacks Law 8th]

  real,adj.1. Of or relating to things (such as lands and buildings) that are fixed or immovable <real property> <a real action>.2.Civil law. Of, relating to, or attached to a thing (whether movable or immovable) rather than a person <a real right>.3. Actual; genuine; true <real authority>.4. (Of money, income, etc.) measured in terms of…

  reaffirmation hearing.Bankruptcy. A hearing at which the debtor and a creditor present a reaffirmation of a dischargeable debt for the court’s approval. • The reaffirmation hearing is usu. held simultaneously with the discharge hearing. See DISCHARGE HEARING. [Cases: Bankruptcy 3417. C.J.S. Bankruptcy § 350.] [Blacks Law 8th]

reaffirmation,n.1. Approval of something previously decided or agreed to; renewal <the Supreme Court’s reaffirmation of this principle is long overdue>.2.Bankruptcy. An agreement between the debtor and a creditor by which the debtor promises to repay a prepetition debt that would otherwise be discharged at the conclusion of the bankruptcy <the debtor negotiated a reaffirmation so…

  ready, willing, and able.(Of a prospective buyer) legally and financially capable of consummating a purchase. [Cases: Brokers 54; Specific Performance 87. C.J.S. Brokers §§ 152–154; Specific Performance §§ 104, 106–107, 109.] “ ‘READY, WILLING, AND ABLE’ — A phrase referring to a prospective buyer of property who is legally capable and financially able to…

  read on,vb. Patents. 1. (Of a patent claim) to contain all the same features of (a prior-art reference). • If the patent claim reads on the prior art, the claim has been anticipated and the patent will be denied. See ANTICIPATED. [Cases: Patents 72(1). C.J.S. Patents § 31.] 2. (Of a patent claim) to…