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Ros, a kind of rushes, which some tenants were obliged by their tenure to furnish their lords withal....
divorce
divorce [Middle French, from Latin divortium, from divortere divertere to leave one's marriage partner, from di- away, apart + vertere to turn] : the dissolution of a valid marriage granted esp. on specified statutory grounds (as adultery) arising after the marriage compare annulment NOTE: The most common grounds for divorce are absence from the marital home, drug or alcohol addiction, adultery, cruelty, conviction of a crime, desertion, insanity, and nonsupport. absolute divorce : a divorce that completely and permanently dissolves the marital relationship and terminates marital rights (as property rights) and obligations (as fidelity) divorce a men·sa et tho·ro [-ā-men-sə-et-thȯr-ō, -Ä -men-sÄ -et-thō-rō] : a separation governed by a court order : legal separation divorce a vin·cu·lo mat·ri·mo·nii [-ā-vi-ky-lō-ma-trə-mō-nē-ī, -Ä -vi-kü-lō-mÄ -trē...
erroneous
erroneous : containing or characterized by error see also clearly erroneous er·ro·ne·ous·ly adv er·ro·ne·ous·ness n ...
interrogate
interrogate -gat·ed -gat·ing : to question formally and systematically ;esp : to gather information from (a suspect) by means that are reasonably likely to elicit incriminating responses see also miranda rights NOTE: Under Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291 (1980), interrogating includes not just express questioning, but also any words or actions that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response. Asking questions that are normally asked in the course of arrest or booking (such as questions about name or age) is not considered interrogation. in·ter·ro·ga·tion [in-ter-ə-gā-shən] n in·ter·ro·ga·tor [in-ter-ə-gā-tər] n ...
letter
letter 1 : a direct written statement addressed to an individual or organization ;broadly : an official communication see also counterletter determination letter : a letter from an administrative agency (as the Internal Revenue Service) usually in response to a request in which a determination, decision, or ruling (as whether an organization qualifies as charitable) is made information letter : a letter from an administrative agency usually in response to a request that provides information and esp. that simply calls attention to an interpretation or principle of law letter of intent : a letter in which the intention to enter into a formal agreement (as a contract) or to take some specified action is stated letter ro·ga·to·ry [-rō-gə-tȯr-ē] [probably partial translation of Medieval Latin littera rogatoria letter of request] : a formal written request by a court to a court in a foreign jurisdiction to summon and examine a witness in accordance...
retroactive
retroactive : extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past ;esp : made effective as of a date prior to enactment, promulgation, or imposition [a tax] see also ex post facto law ret·ro·ac·tive·ly adv ret·ro·ac·tiv·i·ty [-ak-ti-və-tē] n ...
abrogate
abrogate -gat·ed -gat·ing [Latin abrogare, from ab- off + rogare ask, ask for approval of (a law)] : to abolish by authoritative, official, or formal action : annul repeal [a recent addition to [section] 51B s statutory and common-law privileges "J. S. J. Elder and A. G. Rodgers"] ab·ro·ga·tion [a-brə-gā-shən] n ...
bond
bond 1 a : a usually formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure to perform or abstain will obligate the person or often a surety to pay a sum of money or will result in the forfeiture of money put up by the person or surety ;also : the money put up NOTE: The purpose of a bond is to provide an incentive for the fulfillment of an obligation. It also provides reassurance that the obligation will be fulfilled and that compensation is available if it is not fulfilled. In most cases a surety is involved, and the bond makes the surety responsible for the consequences of the obligated person's behavior. Some bonds, such as fidelity bonds, function as insurance agreements, in which the surety promises to pay for financial loss caused by the bad behavior of an obligated person or by some contingency over w...
reciprocal
reciprocal 1 a : mutual b : bilateral [a contract] 2 : characterized by correspondence or equivalence esp. in return or response with another of the same category [was prevented from obtaining discovery of the names of the State's alibi rebuttal witnesses "Mauricio v. State, 652 N.E.2d 869 (1995)"] ;also : marked by such correspondence or equivalence between its own components [a arrangement] 3 : marked by reciprocity between states re·cip·ro·cal·ly adv ...
retrospective
retrospective : affecting things past : retroactive ;specif : of, relating to, or being a law that takes away or impairs vested rights, creates new duties or obligations, or attaches new disabilities with respect to acts and transactions completed before its enactment ret·ro·spec·tive·ly adv ...
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