Law Dictionary

or RAGMAN. A statute, so called, of justices assigned by Edw. I. and his council, to go a circuit through all England, and to hear and determine all complaints of injuries done wit

or RAGIMUND'S roll. A, roll, called from one Ragimund, or Ragimont, a legate in Scotland, who, summoning all the beneficed clergymen in that kingdom, caused them on oatii to give i

A roll, called from one Ragimund or Ragimont, a legate in Scotland, who, summoning all the beneflced clergymen in that kingdom, caused them on oath to give in the true value of the

The terms “rail” and “railroad” have the meaning given the term “railroad” in section 20102(1) 1 of title 49.

The term “rail carrier” means an employer described in section 213(b)(2) of this title . / the terms “rail carrier” and “railroad” have the meanings given such terms in section 201

For purposes of this chapter, the term “rail employer” means any person who is an employer as defined in section 1 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.

The term “rail passenger accident” means any rail passenger disaster that— (A) results in any loss of life; (B) the Board will serve as the lead investigative agency for; and (C) o

The term “rail passenger car” means, with respect to intercity rail transportation, single-level and bi-level coach cars, single-level and bi-level dining cars, single-level and bi

The term “rail passenger carrier” means a rail carrier providing— (A) interstate intercity rail passenger transportation (as such term is defined in section 24102); or (B) intersta

“rail properties” means assets or rights owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by a railroad (or a person owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by a railroad) which are used or u

“rail properties of the Alaska Railroad” means all right, title, and interest of the United States to lands, buildings, facilities, machinery, equipment, supplies, records, rolling

'intermodal equipment used by or in connection with a railroad,' " §10102(6)(A)).

The term “railroad carrier” has the meaning that term has in section 20102 of title 49 . / the term “railroad carrier” has the meaning given to that term in chapter 201 of title 49

A state board with the power and duty of regulating railroad rates. See 78 Fed. (U. S.) 236.

Officers appointed in various states for the supervision of the construction and operation of railroads. A suit against railroad commissioners to restrain the enforcement of rates,

a railroad corporation cannot escape the performance of any duty or obligation imposed by its charter or the general laws of the State by a voluntary surrender of its road into the

all rail-transportation workers, the narrow definition of "seamen" shows that the two terms cannot share a "common attribute" of identifying transportation workers on an industrywi

The term “railroad freight car” means a car designed to carry freight or railroad personnel by rail, including— (A) a box car; (B) a refrigerator car; (C) a ventilator car; (D) an

In this section, 1 the term “railroad frontline employees” means security personnel, dispatchers, locomotive engineers, conductors, trainmen, other onboard employees, maintenance a

cars owned (or leased) by some carrier, which, instead of being left, like system cars for use indiscriminately in carrying coal from any mine for any consignor to any consignee, a

The term “railroad grading or tunnel bore” means all improvements resulting from excavations (including tunneling), construction of embankments, clearings, diversions of roads and

“railroad in reorganization” means a railroad which is subject to a bankruptcy proceeding and which has not been determined by a court to be reorganizable or not subject to reorgan

the term “railroad on-track equipment” means a train, locomotive, tender, motor unit, freight or passenger car, or other on-track equipment used, operated, or employed by a railroa

the term "railroad police officer" means a peace officer who is commissioned in his or her State of legal residence or State of primary employment and employed by a rail

The property which is essential to a railroad company to enable it to discharge its functions and duties as a common carrier by rail. It includes the road bed, right of way, tracks

A term applied to funds raised by periodical contributions of corporation employees, or by them jointly with the corporation, for the purpose families in case of death, In the serv

The right of way granted by this and similar acts is neither a mere easement, nor a fee simple absolute, but a limited fee, made on an implied condition of reverter in the event th

the term “rail transportation property” means property, as defined by the Board, owned or used by a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board u

For purposes of this chapter, the term “rail wages” means, with respect to any calendar month, so much of the remuneration paid during such month which is subject to contributions

Synonymous with Railroad. See 147 Pa. St. 579, 30 Am. St. Rep. 763, 23 Atl. 884.

A body of three commissioners appointed under the English regulation of railways act, 1873, principally to enforce the provisions of the railway and canal traffic act, 1854, by com

while a railway company is not bound to the same degree of care in regard to mere strangers who are unlawfully upon its premises that it owes to passengers conveyed by it, it is no

The prohibitions of section 6 against change of wages or conditions pending bargaining and those of section 2, Seventh, are aimed at preventing changes in conditions previously fix

The water which naturally falls from the clouds. No one has a right to build his house so as to cause the rain- wh ter to fall over his neighbor’s land; 1 Rolle, Abr. 107; 1 Stra.

Where a charter party (a cargo of wheat) provided that rainy days should not be counted as lay days, it excludes only rainy days on which, with reference to the facilities of the p

To create; to bring into existence. The term is used in various senses, thus, to "rai^e" a use is to create it; to "raise" an issue is to file such a plea as to make an issue. Fact

To bring pleadings to an issue; to have the effect of producing an issue between the parties pleading in an action.

To give occasion or ground for a presumption; to be of such a character, or to be attended with such circumstances, as to justify an inference or presumption of law. Thus, a person

To levy a tax.

Is to collect revenue, not necessarily to increase the amount; Perry Co. v. R. Co., 58 Ala. 546. Authority to raise money for prosecuting and defending suits only authorizes raisin

the institution of an action or suit. Defined under Raise in Black's Law Dictionary.

Creating, establishing, or calling into existence a use. Thus, if a man conveyed land to another in fee, without any consideration. equity would presume that he meant it to be to t

By this phrase is meant the act of the law in extracting from the facts and circumstances of a particular transaction a promise which was implicit therein, and postulating it as a

If a case is brought up from the circuit court on the ground that it involves the construction or application of the Constitution of the United States, the record must show that th

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.