Law Dictionary Definitions

  relegation,n.1. Banishment or exile, esp. a temporary one. 2. Assignment or delegation. — relegate,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

  relegatio (rel-<<schwa>>-gay-shee-oh), n.[fr. Latin relegare “to send away”] Roman law. Temporary or permanent banishment of a condemned criminal from Rome and the criminal’s native province, without loss of citizenship or forfeiture of all the criminal’s property. Cf. DEPORTATIO. “Relegatio. The expulsion of a citizen ordered either by an administrative act of a magistrate or…

releasor. One who releases property or a claim to another. — Also spelled releaser. [Cases: Release 1. C.J.S. Release §§ 2–3, 5–8, 19.] [Blacks Law 8th]

release to uses.Conveyance of property, by deed of release, by one party to another for the benefit of the grantor or a third party. See deed of release under DEED; STATUTE OF USES; USE(4). [Cases: Deeds 23.] [Blacks Law 8th] onveyance of property, by deed of release, by one party to another for the benefit…

releaser. See RELEASOR. [Blacks Law 8th]

release on recognizance.The pretrial release of an arrested person who promises, usu. in writing but without supplying a surety or posting bond, to appear for trial at a later date. — Abbr. ROR. — Also termed release on own recognizance. See RECOGNIZANCE. [Cases: Bail 40. C.J.S. Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings§ 8.] [Blacks Law…

release of mortgage.A written document that discharges a mortgage upon full payment by the borrower and that is publicly recorded to show that the borrower has full equity in the property. [Cases: Mortgages 309, 314. C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 451, 465–466, 477–479, 488.] [Blacks Law 8th]

releasee. 1. One who is released, either physically or by contractual discharge. [Cases: Release 26. C.J.S. Release § 49.] 2. One to whom an estate is released. [Blacks Law 8th]

  release deed.See DEED. [Blacks Law 8th]

  release clause.Real estate. 1. A blanket-mortgage provision that enables the mortgagor to obtain a release from the mortgage of a specific portion of the property upon paying a specific (usu. more than pro rata) portion of the loan. • Mortgagees commonly include a clause that disallows a partial release if the mortgagor is in…