Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

and a remainder. REVERTER [L. revertere / to return]

The term reverter , or possibility of reverter refers to a contingent future inter est which occurs when a grantor conveys less than a fee simple absolute and there is a chance, however remote, that the grantor will ultimately regain the fee. Example: A conveys all interest in Blackacre to B “so long as no com mercially saleable oil is found on Blackacre.” A has a possibility of reverter which will take effect only if commercially saleable oil is found on Blacka cre. REVIEW [L. re + video , videre / to see] To reexamine; to look at or over again. To look back on the past. To publish an evaluation or criticism of an artistic work, as a book or play. A judicial reexamination of the record of a trial or proceeding before a lower court or agency. A judicial inquiry into the legality or constitutionality of a statute. REVISE, REVISION [L. reviso , revisere / to look at again, pay a fresh visit to, return] To review with the intent to correct or improve; to study again and amend and make up-to-date. To correct or amend a statute or judgment. A set of revised statutes is a compilation of outstanding statutes in a given jurisdiction after a review and reexamination to eliminate errors, inconsistencies, and superflu ities; it is a codification which is intended to replace all prior renditions of the law and to stand alone as a current and complete restatement of all outstand ing legislation within that jurisdiction. REVIVE, REVIVAL [L. re + vivo , vivere / to live, be alive; to live again] To bring back to life; to restore to health and vigor. To restore to use. The res toration of conditions or rights which have been dormant, inapplicable, or ineffective over a period of time. Examples: a judgment which has become stale after the passage of years may be revived upon proper showing to the court. A contract which has been made unenforceable under a statute of limi tations may be revived by a new promise. A will which has been revoked may be revived by republication. REVOKE, REVOCATION [L. re + voco , vocare / to call, summon, call upon; to call back, recall] To bring or call back; to annul or make void. To withdraw, cancel or repeal. Applied in several ways by lawyers. An offer to enter into a contract may be revoked by the offeror at any time until it is accepted or acted upon by the offeree to his detriment, so long as the offer is not irrevocable by its terms. In criminal law, a sentence of probation or parole may be revoked if the offender violates a rule or order of the court. A will may be revoked by a testator by

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