Law Dictionary Definitions

  REMT.abbr.REAL-ESTATE MORTGAGE TRUST. [Blacks Law 8th]

  rem pupilli salvam fore (rem pyoo-pil-Isal-v<<schwa>>m for-ee). [Latin] Roman law. The guarantee required of a guardian that the estate of the person under puberty will be safe. [Blacks Law 8th]

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

  removal action.Environmental law. An action, esp. under CERCLA, intended to bring about the short-term abatement and cleanup of pollution (as by removing and disposing of toxic materials). See CERCLA. Cf. REMEDIAL ACTION. [Cases: Environmental Law 441.] [Blacks Law 8th]

  removal,n.1. The transfer or moving of a person or thing from one location, position, or residence to another. 2. The transfer of an action from state to federal court. • In removing a case to federal court, a litigant must timely file the removal papers and must show a valid basis for federal-court jurisdiction.…

  remotis testibus (ri-moh-tis tes-ti-b<<schwa>>s). [Latin] Hist. The witnesses being absent. [Blacks Law 8th]

  remote possibility.See POSSIBILITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

  remoteness of consequence.Torts. The lack of proximate causation with respect to an alleged act by a defendant. • Even if the plaintiff proves every other element for tortious liability, the defendant will not be liable if the harm that the plaintiff has suffered is too far removed from the defendant’s conduct. — Also termed…

  remote damages.See speculative damages (1) under DAMAGES. [Blacks Law 8th]

remote cause.See CAUSE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]