A name bestowed on the statutes 2 Wm. IV. c. 45, and 30 & 31 Vict c. 102, passed to amend the representation of the people in England and Wales; […]

See REFORM.

This term is of too wide and uncertain signification to support a bequest for the building of a “boys’ reformatory .” It includes all places and Institutions in which efforts […]

In English law . Schools to which convicted juvenile offenders (under sixteen) may be sent by order of the court before which they are tried, if the offense be punishable […]

This term refers to the measure of bending a ray of light as it passes from one object or medium to another.

Materials that can tolerate extremely high temperatures without degrading or softening. Refractory materials include certain ceramics and super alloys, and are found in furnaces, jet and rocket engines, and the […]

In English law . A further or additional fee to counsel in a long case, which may be, but is not necessarily, allowed on taxation.

A short-term course that is aimed at the reinforcement and recall of previously acquired skills and knowledge.

the attempt of an attorney to try to get a witness to remember the facts or things he has forgotten.

The act of a witness who consults his documents, memoranda, or books, to bring more dis- tinctly to his recollection the details of past events or transactions, concerning which he […]

A specially made chemical used in cooling mechanisms including refrigerators and air conditioners. This chemical acts as the heat carrier and changes from liquid to gas.

The process of keeping an item below room temperature by storing the item in a system or substance designed to cool or freeze. A refrigerator is the most commonly used […]

Measure of the cooling power of a refrigerator expressed in BTUs per hour, or in tons where one ton refers to 12,000 BTUs or the energy required to melt 2000 […]

To repay or restore; to return money had by one party of another. See Rackl Iff v. Greenbush, 93 Me. 99, 44 Atl. 375; Maynard v. Mechanics’ Nat. Bank, 1 […]

ension under which all paid premiums are returned to a beneficiary in case the annuitant dies before annuity payments begin. Refund annuity premiums are generally higher than those for pure […]

an agreement for money owed to person who dies where the money is paid to his estate.

When the issuer of a bond pays back investors at an agreed upon price. This happens when the bond is callable, the interest rates go down, or when cheaper bonds […]

New bonds that are issued to retire previously issued bonds. They may be sold for cash or exchanged.

A clause in a contract preventing the issuer from redeeming the bond for an agreed upon period of time. Refer to refunding.

These are the repayments that are made to a person who has overpaid an obligation such as tax or duty on products.

Bringing older or damaged equipment to either a better looking or workable condition. They are usually in better condition than reconditioned items.

The act of one who has, by law, a right and power of having or doing something of advantage, and declines it Also, the declination of a request or demand, […]

A refusal letter is written in response to a job offer that an individual chooses to refuse due to circumstances such as acceptance of another position or lack of interest.

1. Default in a lawsuit by not defending yourself. 2. To keep silent when you have been accused.

This term refers to heat that is derived from shredding solid waste that has had glass and metals removed.