Law Dictionary Definitions

regional securities exchange.See SECURITIES EXCHANGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

regional fund.See MUTUAL FUND. [Blacks Law 8th]

regio assensu (ree-jee-oh <<schwa>>-sen-s[y]oo). [Latin] Eccles. law. A writ by which a sovereign assents to the election of a bishop. [Blacks Law 8th]

regina (ri-jI-n<<schwa>>). (usu. cap.) 1. A queen. 2. The official title of a queen. 3. In a monarchy ruled by a queen, the prosecution side in criminal proceedings. — Abbr. R. Cf. REX. [Blacks Law 8th]

regicide (rej-<<schwa>>-sId).1. The killing or murder of a king. 2. One who kills or murders a king, esp. to whom one is subject. — regicidal,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

  Regiam Majestatem (ree-jee-<<schwa>>m maj-<<schwa>>-stay-t<<schwa>>m). [Latin “the (books of the) Royal Majesty”] Scots law. An ancient collection of Scottish laws, so called from its opening words. • The four-book collection is generally believed to be genuine, although its origins are widely disputed. It was partly copied from Glanville’s treatise De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae, as…

reg. gen.abbr.REGULA GENERALIS. [Blacks Law 8th]

Reg. FD. See REGULATION FAIR DISCLOSURE. [Blacks Law 8th]

regent. 1. A person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or other disability of the sovereign. 2. A governor or ruler. 3. A member of the governing board of an academic institution, esp. a state university. 4.Eccles. law. A master or professor of a college. [Blacks Law 8th]

regency. 1. The office or jurisdiction of a regent or body of regents. 2. A government or authority by regents. 3. The period during which a regent or body of regents governs. [Blacks Law 8th]