Latin for Lawyers

RECONCILIATION

tried as adults. In the process of applying for admission to the bar, an appli cant will ask for the recommendation of practicing lawyers who know him. RECONCILIATION {L. re + concilio , conciliare / to bring together, unite, connect] The act of restoring friendship and harmony. The elimination or resolution of differences and disagreements. In the law of domestic relations, reconcilia tion is the restoration of normal marital relationships between husband and wife and contemplates a fresh start and a renewed effort to preserve the mar riage. Also, in accounting, the word describes the act of adjusting the books and records of a depositor to a statement by his bank to make them mutually and reciprocally accurate. RECONSTRUCTION [L. re + construo , construere / to heap up, to construct] To rebuild. To restore to its original state. To improve upon. In patent law, the infringement of a patent by rebuilding and assembling nonfunctional parts or elements. In history, the process of rebuilding the Union of states after the Civil War. Also, the process of recreating as nearly as possible the circum stances surrounding an event, accident or crime. RECORD [L. recordor, recordari / to remember, recollect] To write down or otherwise preserve for future reference. An authentic copy or original of a legal document (e.g., a deed or mortgage) deposited with a public official (e.g., the Recorder or County Clerk) as part of a public record of transactions. Any writing memorializing the transactions or proceedings of a public body, as the record of a trial, the Congressional Record , an arrest record . The record on appeal consists of all the papers delivered by the trial court to an appellate court to enable it to decide an appeal (the pleadings, motion papers, trial transcript and the judgment or order appealed from). The attorney of record in any matter is the attorney who has appeared officially for the client and upon whom all papers must be served. RECORDATION [L. recordari / to remember] The act of recording a public document in the public registry or system. Also, the act of the court clerk in entering a jury verdict in the official court records. RECORDER [L. recordari ] The title sometimes given to the public official who supervises the recorda tion of public documents. Also, in some jurisdictions, a judge or magistrate in a court of limited jurisdiction generally referred to as the recorder’s court .

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