KFLCC Kingdom Law 2nd Ed.

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REDISSEISIN

REFALO

to reduce all voluntary deeds granted to his prejudice by his predecessor within sixty days preceding the predecessor's death; provided the maker of the deed, at its date, was laboring under the disease of which he died, and did not subsequently go to kirk or market unsup ported. Bell.—Reduction improbation. In Scotch law. One form of the action of reduc tion in which falsehood and forgery are alleged against the deed or document sought to be set aside. REDUCTION .INTO POSSESSION. The act of exercising the right conferred by a chose in action, so as to convert it into a chose in possession; thus, a debt is reduced into possession by payment Sweet. REDUNDANCY. This is the fault of introducing superfluous matter into a legal instrument; particularly the insertion in a pleading of matters foreign, extraneous, and irrelevant to that which it is intended to answer. See Carpenter v. Reynolds, 58 Wis. 666, 17 N. W. 300; Carpenter v. West, 5 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 55; Bowman v. Sheldon, 5 Sandf. (N. Y.) 660. RE-ENTRY. The entering again into or resuming possession of premises. Thus in leases there is a proviso for re-entry of the lessor on the tenant's failure to pay the rent or perform the covenants contained in the lease, and by virtue of such proviso the lessor may take the premises into his own hands again if the rent be not paid or cove nants performed; and this resumption of possession is termed "re-entry." 2 Cruise, Dig. 8; Cowell. And see Michaels v. Fishel, 169 N. Y. 381, 62 N. E. 425; Earl Orchard Co. v. Fava, 138 Cal. 76, 70 Pac. 1073. RE-EXAMINATION. An examination of a witness after a cross-examination, upon matters arising out of such cross-examina tion. See EXAMINATION. RE-EXCHANGE. The damages or ex penses caused by the dishonor and protest of a bill of exchange in a foreign country, where it was payable, and by its return to the place where it was drawn or indorsed, and its being there taken up. Bangor Bank v. Hook, 5 Me. 175. RE-EXTENT. In English practice. A second extent made upon lands or tenements, upon complaint made that the former extent was partially performed. Cowell. REEVE. In old English law. A minis terial officer of justice. His duties seem to have combined many of those now confided to the sheriff or constable and to the justice .of the peace. He was also called, in Saxon, "gerefa." —Land reeve. See LAND. REFALO. A word composed of the three initial syllables "re." "fa." "lo.," for "re oordari facias loguelam," (q. v.) 2 Sell. Pr. 160.

take it back; a defect against which the seller is bound to warrant. Poth. Cont Sale, no. 203. REDISSEISIN. In old English law. A second disseisin of a person of the same ten ements, and by the same disseisor, by whom he was before disseised. 3 Bl. Comm. 188. REDITUS. Lat A revenue or return; income or profit; specifically, rent. —Reditns albi. White rent; blanche farm; rent payable in silver or other money.—Redi tns assisus. A set or standing rent.—Redi tns capitales. Chief rent paid by freehold ers to go quit of all other services.—Reditns nigri. Black rent; black mail; rent payable in provisions, corn, labor, eta; as distinguish ed from "money rent," called "reditus albi."— Reditns qnieti. Quitrents, (g. v.)—Reditns siccns. Bent seek, (g. v.) REDMANS. In feudal law. Men who, by the tenure or custom of their lands, were to ride with or for the lord of the manor,* about his business. Domesday. REDOBATORES. In old English law. Those that buy stolen cloth and turn it into some other color or fashion that it may not be recognized. Redubbers. REDRAFT. In commercial law. A draft •r bill drawn in the place where the orig inal bill was made payable and where it went to protest, on the place where such original bill was drawn, or, when there is no regular commercial intercourse render ing that practicable, then in the next best or most direct practicable course. 1 Bell* Comm. 406. REDRESS. The receiving satisfaction for an injury sustained. REDTTBBERS. In criminal law. Those who bought stolen cloth and dyed it of an other color to prevent its being identified were anciently so called. Cowell; 3 Inst 134. REDUCE. In Scotch law. To rescind or annul. REDT7CTIO AD ABSURDUM. Lat In logic. The method of disproving an argu ment by showing that it leads to an absurd consequence. REDUCTION. In Scotch law. An ac tion brought for the purpose of rescinding, annulling, or cancelling some bond, contract, or other instrument in writing. 1 Forb. Inst, pt. 4, pp. 158, 159. In French law. Abatement. When a parent gives away, whether by gift inter vi vos or by legacy, more than his portion dis poniole, (q. v.) the donee or legatee is re quired to submit to have his gift reduced to the legal proportion. —Reduction ex capite lecti. By the law of Scotland the heir in heritage was entitled