Law Dictionary

To raise money is to realize money by subscription, loan, or otherwise. New York & R, Cement Co., v. Davis, i73 N. Y. 235, 66 N. E. 9; New London Literary Inst. v. Prescott, 40 N.

A term used in old English law for the charging of a devise to dne child of testator, with the pajmient of certain sums to others. RAN (Saxon). Open theft or robbery. Cowell.

Robbery.

Sp. A small collection of men or their dwellings; a hamlet. As used, however, in Mexico and in the Spanish law formerly prevailing in California, the term signifies a ranch or larg

A writ which is issued to remove, for trial, & person confined in one county to the county or place where the offense of which he is accused was commiited. Bac. Abr. “Habeas Corpus

“range” means the amount of land necessary to sustain an existing herd or herds of wild free-roaming horses and burros, which does not exceed their known territorial limits, and wh

The term “range activities” means— (A) research, development, testing, and evaluation of military munitions, other ordnance, and weapons systems; and (B) the training of members of

The term “range condition” means the quality of the land reflected in its ability in specific vegetative areas to support various levels of productivity in accordance with range ma

DRAWN AND QUARTERED. A method of e.xecuting traitors in England, said to have been introduced in 1241. The traitor was carried on a sled, or hurdle to the gallows (formerly dragged

The term “range improvement” means any activity or program on or relating to rangelands which is designed to improve production of forage; change vegetative composition; control pa

The term “rangeland” means Indian land, excluding Indian forest land, on which the native vegetation is predominantly grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, half-shrubs or shrubs suita

The terms “rangelands” or “public rangelands” means lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management or the Secretary of Agriculture throug

The range of equivalents depends upon the extent and nature of the invention. If the invention is broad or primary in its character, the range of equivalents will be correspondingl

A sworn officer of the forest to inquire of trespasses, and to drive the beasts of the forest out of the deforested ground into the forest. Jacob.

The term “rank” means the order of precedence among members of the armed forces. / “Rank” means the order of precedence among members of the armed forces. / The term “rank” means t

In Scotch law. Determining

ls the Scotch term for the arrangement of the property of a debtor according to the claims of the creditors, in consequence of the nature of their respective securities. Bell. The

One that is too large. Rankness is a mere rule of evidence, drawn from the improbability of the fact, rather than at fule of law. 2 Steph. Comm. 729.

A price of redemption of a captive or prisoner of war, or of captured property. — -In Old Eng,lish Law. A price paid for the pardon of some great offense. It differs from amercemen

A contract for payment of ransom of a captured vessel, with stipulations of safe-conduct, if she pursue a certain course and arrive in a certain time. If found out of time or cours

A contract by which a captured vessel, in consideration of her release and of safe-conduct for a stipulated course and time, agrees to pay a certain sum as ransom.

some pecuniary consideration or payment of something of value.

The term "ransom payment" means the transmission of any money or other property or asset, including virtual currency, or any portion thereof, which has at any time been d

State, 22 Conn. *166 (18S3), Storrs, J. 2 Commonwealth o. Adaips, 7 Gray, 44 (1666), Metcalf, J. See also State v. South, 28 N. J. L. 39-30 (1859), cases. Green, C. J.; State v. Wi

The term "ransomware attack"— (A) means an incident that includes the use or threat of use of unauthorized or malicious code on an information system, or the use or threa

The feminine form relatrix designates the complaint in bastardy proceedings. ^ 3. (1) The connection or tie between persons in a social status, as of husband and wife, parent and c

A fixed point of chronological time, whence any number of years is counted; thus, the Christian era began at the birth of Christ, and the Mohammedan era at the flight of Mohammed f

a style of black American popular music consisting of improvised rhymes performed to a rhythmic accompaniment.

The term "rape" means— (A) the carnal knowledge, oral sodomy, sexual assault with an object, or sexual fondling of a person, forcibly or against that person's will; (B) t

division of a country; in the English law, this is a district similar to that of a hundred; but oftentimes containing in it more hundreds than one.

The term “rape crisis center” means a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or tribal organization, or governmental entity in a State other than a Territory that provides intervention and re

Forcible trespass within a park or forest.

For purposes of this section, the term “rape prevention and education” includes education and prevention efforts directed at offenses committed by offenders who are not known to th

L In old English law. To ravish.

In English law. The chief officer of a rape (q. v.).1 Bl. Comm. 116. In the Civil Law. The violent taking from the person of another of money or goods for the sake of gain; robbery

The terms “canola” and “rapeseed” mean any brassica plant grown in the United States for the production of an oilseed, the oil of which is used for a food or nonfood use.

In this section, the term “rapid acquisition pathway” means the rapid prototyping or the rapid fielding acquisition pathway authorized under section 3602 of this title .

The term "Rapid DNA instruments" means instrumentation that carries out a fully automated process to derive a DNA analysis from a DNA sample. / The term "Rapid DNA i

The term "rapid response activity" means an activity provided by a State, or by an entity designated by a State, with funds provided by the State under section 2864(a)(1)

Robbery.

The felonious taking of another man’s personal property, openly and by violence, against his will. The civilians define rapine to be the taking with violence the movable property o

In French Jaw and in Louisiana. A proceeding similar to hotchpot; the restoration to the succession of such property as the heir may have received by way of advancement ftom the de

The term “raptor” or “raptors” means individuals or populations of eagles, falcons, owls, hawks, and other birds of prey.

The term “raptor habitat” includes the habitat of the raptor prey base as well as the nesting and hunting habitat of raptors within the conservation area.

The term “raptor” or “raptors” means individuals or populations of eagles, falcons, owls, hawks, and other birds of prey.

A writ for taking away an heir holding in socage, of which there were two sorts: One when the heir was married; the other when he was not. Reg. Orig. 163. RAPUIT (Lat. from rapere,

In old English law. A writ for taking away an heir holding in socage, of which there were two sorts: One when the heir was married; the other when he was not. Reg. Orig. 163.

Rape.

He ravished.

The term "rare commercial item or service" means a good, service, or intellectual property that is not widely available for distribution.

For purposes of this section, the term “rare disease” means any disease or condition that affects less than 200,000 persons in the United States. / For purposes of this section, th

For purposes of this section, the term “rare disease or condition” means any disease or condition which— (A) affects less than 200,000 persons in the United States, or (B) affects

The term “rare pediatric disease” means a disease that meets each of the following criteria: (A) The disease is a serious or life-threatening disease in which the serious or life-t

The term “rare pediatric disease product application” means a human drug application, as defined in section 379g(1) of this title , that— (A) is for a drug or biological product th

Lat. In the Roman law. The treasury, (fiscus.) Calvin.

A term conveying the idea of moral turpitude. See 2 Mill Const. (S. C.) 235.

I. I. In old English law. A rasure.

A scraping off; the removal of words from an instrument by scraping off or out

One who had control of passage on a river.

John. Terms of the law; cr certain difficult and obscure words and terms of the common and statute laws 1721. Note. This work is also known as “Termes de la Ley.”

[L, Lat. barrasterius, from barra, a bar, q. v.] In English practice. One who appears at the bar of a court, in discharge of his duty as an advocate; one called to the bar {ad barr

An erasure.

An erasure.

or RASUM (Law Lat. from radere). In old English law. Rased; erased. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 54, § 12. A rase; a measure of onions, containing twenty flones, and each flonis twenty-five h

The distribution is to be 'ratable' on the claims as proved or adjudicated; that is, on one rule of proportion applicable to all alike. In order to be 'ratable,' the claims must ma

Within the meaning of ^a tax law, taxable estate. Marshfield v. Middlesex, 55 Vt. 545.

Taxable persons.

Property in its quality and nature capable of being rated, i. e. appraised, assessed. 10 B. & S. 323; Coventry Co. v. Assessors, 16 R. I. 240, 14 Atl. 877.

By the phrase ratable value, as used in the Connecticut statute against evasive transfers of bank stock, is not meant the percentage at which the stock goes into the grand levy, th

Pro rata, which see.

To consider the matter as ratified.

any rate or charge for the transportation of persons or property.

Normally, the unit for rate-making purposes, we may assume, would be the entire interconnected operating property of a utility used and useful for the convenience of the public in

The power granted to the Commission is simply the power to review rates and contracts made in the first instance by natural gas companies and, if they are determined to be unlawful

The function of ratemaking is purely legislative in its character, and this is true, whether it is exercised directly by the legislature itself or by some subordinate or administra

The term “ratemaking authority” means authority to fix, modify, approve, or disapprove rates. / The term “ratemaking authority” means authority to fix, modify, approve, or disappro

“rate of basic pay” means— (A) the rate of basic pay payable to an employee under law or regulations before any deductions or additions of any kind, but including— (i) any applicab

The actual value there of a bill drawn on a foreign country.

The power to fix, subject to constitutional limits, the charges of such a business as the furnishing to the public of telephone service, is among the powers of government, is legis

rates, fares, and charges, and all classifications, regulations, and practices relating thereto.

the basic contract and all supplements or agreements amendatory thereof, effective and applicable on and after June 7, 1954.

the term “rates of pay under the General Schedule”, “rates of pay for the General Schedule”, or “scheduled rates of basic pay” means the rates of basic pay under the General Schedu

the term “rates of pay under the General Schedule”, “rates of pay for the General Schedule”, or “scheduled rates of basic pay” means the rates of basic pay under the General Schedu

In English law. When any sheep, or other cattle, are kept in a parish for less time than a year, the owner must pay tithe for them pro rata, according to the custom of the place. F

Tithes charged pro rata on personal property kept within the parish for less than a year.

Ratification is inoperative if the party attempted to be charged was not competent to make the contract in question when the same was made, nor when the supposed acts of ratificati

See 20 Pick. (Mass.) 95.

the well known maxim, that subsequent ratification is equivalent to a prior order; and when made, it has relation back to the time of the original transaction, and gives it as full

The doctrine rests primarily upon the common-law rules that any person may, at his peril, seize property which has become forfeited to, or forfeitable by, the government; and that

It will not be denied that the acts of an agent, done without authority, may be so ratified and confirmed by his principals as to bind them in like manner as if an original authori

To give validity to the act of another, implying that the ratifier has at the time power to do the act ratified. See 118 U. S. 425, 30 L. Ed. 178, 6 Sup. Ct. Rep. 1121.

Ratification. Ratihabitio. Ratification. Ratihabitio mandato aequiparatur.

Lat. Confirmation, agreement, consent, approbation of a contract. Saltmarsh v, Candia, 51 N. H. 76.

Ratification is held to be the equivalent of a command. See 154 Mass. 330, 26 Am. St. Rep. 249, 13 L. R. A. 219, 28 N. E. 279.

Ratification is equivalent to express command. Dig. 46, 3, 12, 4; Broom, Max. 867; Palmer v. Yates, 3 Sandf. (N. Y.) 151.

Confirmation; approbation of a contract; ratification.

Ratification is equivalent to a previous command. See 5 N. Y. Super. Ct. 137.

The term “rating” means the name (such as “boatswain's mate”) prescribed for members of an armed force in an occupational field. The term “rate” means the name (such as “chief boat

Rating agency.—The term “rating agency” means a bond rating agency identified by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization.

the determination of their relative state or condition in regard to their insurable qualities