Reus

Lat In the civil and canon law. The defendant in an action or suit A person judicially accused of a crime; a person criminally proceeded against Halli-fax, Civil Law, b.

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A party to a suit, whether plaintiff or defendant; a litigant. This was the ancient sense of the word. Calvim A party to a contract. Reus stipulandi, a party stipulating; the party who asked the question in the form prescribed for stipulations. Reus promittendi, a party promising; the party who answered the question.