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rank,n.1. A social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces < the rank of captain>. [Cases: Armed Services 8. C.J.S. Armed Services § 26.] 2.Parliamentary law. A motion’s relative precedence. See PRECEDENCE(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

ranger. 1.Hist. In England, an officer or keeper of a royal forest, appointed to patrol the forest, drive out stray animals, and prevent trespassing. 2. An officer or warden who patrols and supervises the care and preservation of a public park or forest. [Cases: Woods and Forests 7. C.J.S. Woods and Forests §§ 9–11, 14–15.]…

range,n. Land law. In U.S. government surveys, a strip of public land running due north to south, consisting of a row of townships, at six-mile intervals. — Abbr. R. [Cases: Public Lands C.J.S. Public Lands § 32.] [Blacks Law 8th]

R and D.abbr.RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

Ramseyer rule.A rule of the U.S. House of Representatives requiring any committee reporting a bill that amends legislation in force to show in its report what wording the bill would strike from or insert into the current law. • The rule is named for Representative C. William Ramseyer (1875–1943) of Iowa, who proposed it. The…

Rambo lawyer.Slang. A lawyer, esp. a litigator, who uses aggressive, unethical, or illegal tactics in representing a client and who lacks courtesy and professionalism in dealing with other lawyers. — Often shortened to Rambo. [Blacks Law 8th]

ranger. 1.Hist. In England, an officer or keeper of a royal forest, appointed to patrol the forest, drive out stray animals, and prevent trespassing. 2. An officer or warden who patrols and supervises the care and preservation of a public park or forest. [Cases: Woods and Forests 7. C.J.S. Woods and Forests §§ 9–11, 14–15.]…

range,n. Land law. In U.S. government surveys, a strip of public land running due north to south, consisting of a row of townships, at six-mile intervals. — Abbr. R. [Cases: Public Lands C.J.S. Public Lands § 32.] [Blacks Law 8th]

R and D.abbr.RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

Ramseyer rule.A rule of the U.S. House of Representatives requiring any committee reporting a bill that amends legislation in force to show in its report what wording the bill would strike from or insert into the current law. • The rule is named for Representative C. William Ramseyer (1875–1943) of Iowa, who proposed it. The…