RES

res (rays or reez or rez), n.[Latin “thing”] 1. An object, interest, or status, as opposed to a

person <jurisdiction of the res — the real property in Colorado>. [Cases: Courts 16. C.J.S.

Courts § 50.] 2. The subject matter of a trust; CORPUS(1) <the stock certificate is the res of the

trust>. [Cases: Trusts 1. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion §§ 1–9, 14–18.] Pl. res. [Blacks Law 8th]