Law Dictionary Definitions

rentage. Rent or rental. [Blacks Law 8th]

  rent,n.1. Consideration paid, usu. periodically, for the use or occupancy of property (esp. real property). [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 181.C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant §§ 462–465.] ceiling rent.The maximum rent that can be charged under a rent-control regulation. [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 200.46.] crop rent.The portion of a harvest given to a landlord by a…

  renovatio (ren-<<schwa>>-vay-shee-oh). [Latin] Hist. A renewal (as of a lease). [Blacks Law 8th]

  renovare (ren-<<schwa>>-vair-ee), vb.[Latin] Hist. To renew. [Blacks Law 8th]

renounce,vb.1. To give up or abandon formally (a right or interest); to disclaim <renounce an inheritance>. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 72; Wills 717. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution § 69, 77, 116; Wills§§ 1708–1710, 1713–1717.] 2. To refuse to follow or obey; to decline to recognize or observe <renounce one’s allegiance>. [Blacks Law 8th]

renewal of a motion.See RENEWAL(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

renewal note.See NOTE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

  renewal,n.1. The act of restoring or reestablishing. 2.Parliamentary law. The introduction or consideration of a question already disposed of. — Also termed renewal of a motion. See restorative motion under MOTION(2). Cf. RECONSIDER. 3. The re-creation of a legal relationship or the replacement of an old contract with a new contract, as opposed to…

renewable term insurance.See INSURANCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

  renegotiation,n.1. The act or process of negotiating again or on different terms; a second or further negotiation. 2. The reexamination and adjustment of a government contract to eliminate or recover excess profits by the contractor. [Cases: United States 70(35).] — renegotiate,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]