Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

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RIOT ACT

RIGHT TO REDEEM.

The right to begin is frequently of impor tance, as the counsel who begins has also the right of replying or having the last word aft er the counsel on the opposite side has ad dressed the court or jury. Sweet. RIGHT TO REDEEM. The term " right of redemption," or "right to redeem," is familiarly used to describe the estate of the debtor when under mortgage, to be sold at auction, in contradistinction to an absolute estate, to be set off by appraisement. It would be more consonant to the legal char acter of this interest to call it the "debtor's estate subject to mortgage." 3 Mete. (Mass.) 86. RIGHT, WRIT OF. A procedure for the recovery of real property after not more than sixty years' adverse possession; the highest writ in the law, sometimes called, to distinguish it from others of the droitural class, the " writ of right proper." Abolished by 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 27. 3 Steph. Comm. 392. RIGHTS OP PERSONS. Eights which concern and are annexed to the persons of men. 1 Bl. Comm. 122. RIGHTS OP THINGS. Such as a man may acquire over external objects, or things unconnected with his person. 1 Bl. Comm. 122. RIGHTS, PETITION OP. See PETI TION OF RIGHTS. RIGOR JURIS. Lat. Strictness of law. Latch, 150. Distinguished from gratia cu ria, favor of the court. RING. A clique; an exclusive combina tion of persons for illegitimate or selfish pur poses ; as to control elections or political af fairs, distribute offices, obtain contracts, con trol the market or the stock-exchange, etc. RING-DROPPING. A trick variously practised. One mode is as follows, the cir cumstances being taken from 2 East, P. C. 678: The prisoner, with accomplices, being with their victim, pretend to find a ring wrapped in paper, appearing to be a jewel er's receipt for a "rich, brilliant diamond ring." They offer to leave the ring with the victim if he will deposit some money and his watch as a security. He lays down his watch and money, is beckoned out of the room by one of the confederates, while the others take away his watch, etc. This is a

RINGING SHE CHANGE. In crimi nal law. A trick practised by a criminal, by which, on receiving a good piece of money in payment of an article, he pretends it is not good, and, changing it, returns to the buyer a spurious coin. See 2 Leach, 786; Bouvier. RINGING UP. A custom among com mission merchants and brokers (not unlike the clearing-house system) by which they ex change contracts for sale against contracts for purchase, or reciprocally cancel such con tracts, adjust differences of price between themselves, and surrender margins. See 11 Biss. 60; 31 Fed. Rep. 12. RINGS, GIVING. In English practice. A custom observed by Serjeants at law, on being called to that degree or order. The rings are given to the judges, and bear cer tain mottoes, selected by the Serjeant about to take the degree. Brown. RIOT. In criminal law. A tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three persons or more, assembling together of their own au thority, with an intent mutually to assist each other against any who shall oppose them, in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner, to Che terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful or un lawful. Hawk. P. C. c. 65, § 1; 2 McCord, 117; lHill, (S. C.)361. When three or more persons together, and in a violent or tumultuous manner, assemble together to do an unlawful act, or together do a lawful act in an unlawful, violent, or tumultuous manner, to the disturbance of others, they are guilty of a riot. Rev. Code Iowa, 1880, § 4067. Any use of force or violence, disturbing the public peace, or any threat to us€ such force or violence, if accompanied by imme diate power of execution, by two or more persons acting together, and without au thority of law, is a riot. Pen. Code Cal. §404. RIOT ACT. A celebrated English stat ute, which provides that, if any twelve per sons or more are unlawfully assembled and disturbing the peace, any sheriff, under sheriff, justice of the peace, or mayor may, by proclamation, command them to disperse, (which is familiarly called "reading the riot act,") and that if they refuse to obey, and remain together for the space of one houi after such proclamation, they are all guilty of felony. The act is 1 Geo. I. St. 2, c. 5.

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