Law Dictionary Definitions

reimbursement,n.1. Repayment. 2. Indemnification. — reimburse,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

  rei interventus (ree-I in-t<<schwa>>r-ven-t<<schwa>>s), n.[Latin “things intervening”] Actions or efforts by one party to a contract with the consent of the other party, so that the one party has made a partial performance and the other cannot repudiate without being in breach. [Blacks Law 8th]

  rei interitus (ree-I in-ter-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>s). [Latin] Hist. The destruction of a thing. [Blacks Law 8th]

reif (reef).Scots law. Robbery. [Blacks Law 8th]

  reh’g.abbr.REHEARING. [Blacks Law 8th]

rehearing. A second or subsequent hearing of a case or an appeal, usu. held to consider an alleged error or omission in the court’s judgment or opinion <the appellant, dissatisfied with the appellate court’s ruling, filed a motion for rehearing>. — Abbr. reh’g. Cf. REARGUMENT. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 480; Federal Civil Procedure 928;…

rehabilitation,n.1.Criminal law. The process of seeking to improve a criminal’s character and outlook so that he or she can function in society without committing other crimes <rehabilitation is a traditional theory of criminal punishment, along with deterrence and retribution>. Cf. DETERRENCE; RETRIBUTION(1). [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 45. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1458, 1472, 1479, 1492–1495,…

rehabere facias seisinam.See HABERE FACIAS SEISINAM. [Blacks Law 8th]

regulatory search.See administrative search under SEARCH. [Blacks Law 8th]

regulatory-out clause.See FERC-OUT CLAUSE. [Blacks Law 8th]