Law Dictionary Definitions

redistribution. The act or process of distributing something again or anew < redistribution of wealth>. [Blacks Law 8th]

redisseisina. See DE REDISSEISINA. [Blacks Law 8th]

redisseisin (ree-dis-see-zin), n.1. A disseisin by one who has already dispossessed the same person of the same estate. 2. A writ to recover an estate that has been dispossessed by redisseisin. — Also spelled redisseizin. See DISSEISIN. — redisseise (ree-dis-seez), vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

rediscount rate.See INTEREST RATE. [Blacks Law 8th]

rediscount,n.1. The act or process of discounting a negotiable instrument that has already been discounted, as by a bank. 2. (usu. pl.) A negotiable instrument that has been discounted a second time. See DISCOUNT. — rediscount,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

redirect examination.A second direct examination, after cross-examination, the scope ordinarily being limited to matters covered during cross-examination. — Often shortened to redirect. — Also termed (in England) reexamination. See DIRECT EXAMINATION. [Cases: Witnesses 285.C.J.S. Witnesses § 508.] [Blacks Law 8th]

redimere (ri-dim-<<schwa>>-ree), vb.[Latin] 1. To buy back; repurchase. 2. To obtain the release of by payment; ransom. [Blacks Law 8th]

redhibitory defect.Civil law. A fault or imperfection in something sold, as a result of which the buyer may return the item and demand back the purchase price. La. Civ. Code art. 2520. — Also termed redhibitory vice. [Cases: Sales 119. C.J.S. Sales §§ 194, 199–202.] [Blacks Law 8th]

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

redhibition (red-[h]i-bish-<<schwa>>n), n. Civil law. The voidance of a sale as the result of an action brought on account of some defect in a thing sold, on grounds that the defect renders the thing either useless or so imperfect that the buyer would not have originally purchased it. La. Civ. Code art. 2531. [Cases: Sales…