Retaliation

See Lex Talionis. manton, 2 N. II.

520; and for release of bail; Hughes v. Hollingsworth, 5 N. C. 146; RETENEMENTUM. Detaining, withholdmay waive the right of appeal, review, no- ing, or keeping back. Cowell. tice, and the like, and confess judgment; RETIRE.

As applied to bills of exchange, Pike v. Emerson, 5 N. II.

393, 22 Am. Dec. this word is ambiguous. It is commonly used 468; may agree to the entry of a judgment; of an indorser who takes up a bill by hand- Devenbaugh v. Nifer, 3 Ind. App. 379, 29 ing the amount to a transferee, after which N. E. 923; In re Maxwell, 66 Hun 151, 21 the indorser holds the instrument with alt N. Y. Supp. 209; may waive a jury trial; his remedies intact. But it is sometimes Stevenson v. Felton, 99 N. C. 58, 5 S. E. 399. used of an acceptor, by whom, when a bill But he has no authority to execute a dis- is taken up or retired at maturity, it is in charge of a debtor except upon the actual effect paid, and all the remedies on it expayment of the full amount of the debt; 8 tinguished; Byles, Bills, 93, 195, 263, 296; Dowl. 656; Derwort v. Loonier, 21 Conn. Dan. Neg. Inst. 12.

245; Walker v. Scott, 13 Ark. 644; Watt v. Brookover, 35 W. Va. 323, 13 S. E. 1007, RETIRING BOARD.

In case an army officer has become physically incapacitated, the 29 Am. St. Rep. 811; nor to satisfy a judgment for a less sum than is due; Peters v. secretary of war, under the direction of the Lawson, 66 Tex. 336, 17 S. W. 734; and that president, may assemble a retiring board of in money only; Nolan v. Jackson, 16 111. not more than nine nor less than five officers; 272; Everett v. Slierfey, 1 la. 360; nor to two-tifths shall be selected from the Medical release sureties; Givens v. Briscoe, 3 J. J. Corps. The members, except those of the Marsh. (Ky.) 532; Varnum v. Bellamy, 4 Medical Corps, shall be seniors in rank to Mc Lean 84, Fed. Cas. No. 16,886; nor to the person whose disability is enquired of. enter a retraxit; Lambert v. Sandford, 2 R. S. § 1246.

Blackf. (Ind.) 137, 18 Am. Dec. 149; nor to RET0RNA BREVIUM.

In Old English act for the legal representatives of his de- Law. The return of writs by sheriffs and ceased client; Wood v. Ilopkins, 3 N. J. L. bailiffs, which is only a certificate delivered 689; and ordinarily one retained to collect a to the court on thfe day of return, of that debt has 'no right to compromise it; Martin which he hath done touching the execution v. Cap. Ins. Co., 85 la. 643, 52 N. W. 534; of their writ directed to him: this must be Willard v. Gas Fixture Co., 47 Mo. App. 1; indorsed on back of writ by officer; 2 Lilly, Brockley v. Brockley, 122 Pa. 1, 15 Atl. 646.

Abr. 476.

Each term has return days, fixed, turnable. The first return day is regularly the first day in the term; but there are three days’ grace.

3 Bla. Com. 278.