Law Dictionary Definitions

  reg. orig.abbr.REGISTRUM ORIGINALE. [Blacks Law 8th]

  regnant (reg-n<<schwa>>nt), adj. Exercising rule, authority, or influence; reigning <a queen regnant>. [Blacks Law 8th]

regnal year.A year of a monarch’s reign, marked from the date or anniversary of the monarch’s accession. • Before 1962, British statutes were cited by the regnal years in which they were enacted. Since 1962, British statutes have been cited by calendar year rather than regnal year. (A table of British regnal years is listed…

regnal (reg-n<>l), adj. Of or relating to a monarch’s reign . [Blacks Law 8th]

  reg. lib.abbr.REGISTRARII LIBER. [Blacks Law 8th]

  reg. jud.abbr.REGISTRUM JUDICALE. [Blacks Law 8th]

registry. 1. See probate judge under JUDGE. 2.Maritime law. The list or record of ships subject to a particular country’s maritime regulations. • A ship is listed under the nationality of the flag it flies. See CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY . Cf. REGISTER OF SHIPS; enrollment of vessels under ENROLLMENT. [Cases: Shipping 5. C.J.S. Shipping §…

registrum originale (ri-jis-tr<<schwa>>m <<schwa>>-rij-<<schwa>>-nay-lee). [Latin] Hist. The register of original writs. — Abbr. reg. orig. [Blacks Law 8th]

  registrum judicale (ri-jis-tr<<schwa>>m joo-di-kay-lee). [Latin] Hist. The register of judicial writs. — Abbr. reg. jud. [Blacks Law 8th]

  registrum brevium (ri-jis-tr<<schwa>>m bree-vee-<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Hist. The register of writs. — Abbr. reg. brev. [Blacks Law 8th]