Law Dictionary Definitions

religious liberty.See LIBERTY. [Blacks Law 8th]

  religious-exemption statute.See FAITH-HEALING EXEMPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

  religious corporation.See CORPORATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

  Religion Clause.In the Bill of Rights, the provision stating that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” U.S. Const. amend. I. • Some writers use the plural form, “Religion Clauses,” to mean both the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause, thus emphasizing the asserted…

religion, freedom of.See FREEDOM OF RELIGION. [Blacks Law 8th]

  relief. 1. A payment made by an heir of a feudal tenant to the feudal lord for the privilege of succeeding to the ancestor’s tenancy. “A mesne lord could, upon the death of his tenant, accept the tenant’s heir as tenant; but he was not required to do so. When he did accept his…

reliction (ri-lik-sh<>n).1. A process by which a river or stream shifts its location, causing the recession of water from its bank. [Cases: Navigable Waters 44; Waters and Water Courses 93. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 94; Waters§§ 177–182, 184–185.] 2. The alteration of a boundary line because of the gradual removal of land by a river…

relicta verificatione (ri-lik-t<<schwa>> ver-<<schwa>>-fi-kay-shee-oh-nee). [Latin “his pleading being abandoned”] Hist. A confession of judgment accompanied by a withdrawal of the plea. See COGNOVIT ACTIONEM. [Blacks Law 8th]

  relict (rel-ikt).Archaic. 1. A widow. 2. A surviving spouse. [Blacks Law 8th]

  reliance materials.See EXPERT-RELIANCE MATERIALS. [Blacks Law 8th]