Law Dictionary Definitions

relaxatio (ree-lak-say-shee-oh). [Law Latin] Hist. An instrument by which one relinquishes a right or claim to another; a release. [Blacks Law 8th]

relatrix (ri-lay-triks).Archaic. A female relator. [Blacks Law 8th]

relator. 1. The real party in interest in whose name a state or an attorney general brings a lawsuit. See EX REL. [Cases: Attorney General 9.C.J.S. Attorney General §§ 11, 15.] 2. The applicant for a writ, esp. a writ of mandamus, prohibition, or quo warranto. [Cases: Mandamus 144; Prohibition 19; Quo Warranto 30. C.J.S.…

relative simulated contract.See CONTRACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

relative-responsibility statute.A law requiring adult children to support or provide basic necessities for their indigent elderly parents. [Blacks Law 8th]

relative power.See POWER(5). [Blacks Law 8th]

  relative nullity.See NULLITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

relative fact.See FACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

relative-convenience doctrine.The principle that an injunction or other equitable relief may be denied if granting it would cause one party great inconvenience but denying it would cause the other party little or no inconvenience. [Cases: Injunction 23. C.J.S. Injunctions § 35.] [Blacks Law 8th]

relative confession.See CONFESSION. [Blacks Law 8th]