Relator

A rehearser or teller; one who, by leave of court, brings an information in the nature of a quo warranto, or other writ issuing in the name of the state, on the relation of a private person. RELATRIX (Law Lat. and Eng.)

In practice. A female relator, or petitioner. 14 Pet. (U. S.) 500, 517. RELAXARE (Law Lat.) In old conveyancing. To release. Belaxavi, relaxasse, have released. Litt. § 445. In 10 Coke, 52b, reference was made to a case in 4 Edw. VI., where it was said that laxare is properly to set prisoners in fetters at liberty, and relaxare is to do it quickly; and metaphorice relaxwre is to set at liberty fettered estates and interests, and to make them free and absolute. RELAXATIO (Law Lat. from relaxare, q. v.) In old conveyancing. A release; an instrument by which a person relinquishes to another his right in anything. Y. B. P. 18 Hen. VI. 9; Spelman. A deed of release. See "Release."

A rehearser or teller. One who, by leave of court, brings an information in the nature of a quo warranto. At common law, strictly speaking, no such person as a relator to an information is known, he being a creature of the statute of 9 Anne. In this country, even where no similar statute prevails, informations are allowed to be filed by private persons desirous to try their rights, in the name of the attorney-general, and these are commonly called relators; though no judgment for costs can be rendered for or against them; Com. v. Woelper, 3 S. & R. (Pa.) 52. In chancery, the relator is responsible for costs; 4 Bouvier, Inst. n. 4022. See Quo Warranto.

An informer; a person in whose behalf certain writs are issued, such as attachjuents for contempt, writs of mandamus and informations in the nature of a quo warranto, etc.

The person upon whose complaint warranto is filed.

One who gives information. Technically, the person upon information or complaint from whom the proceeding known as information (17. v.) or the writ of quo warranto is instituted, and who is, in a subordinate sense, the plaintiff, as it were, in the suit.

A rehearser or teller; one who by leave of court, brings an information in the nature of a quo warranto. At common law, strictly speaking, no such person as a relator to information 1s known; he being a creature of the statute 9 Anne, c. 20. In this country, even where no statute similar to that of Anne prevails, informations are allowed to be filed by private persons desirous to try their rights, in the name of the attorney general, and these are commonly called relators; though no judgment for costs can be rendered for or against them. 2 Dall. 112; 5 Mass. 231; 15 Serg. & Rawle, 127; 3 Serg. & Rawle, 52; Ang. on Corp. 470.