The process where a corporation reorganises or restructures the business by means of cutting costs, rducing the work force or altering upper level management.

The stiffness, relatively, of a materials resistance to stretching, bending or other form of deformation under load.

Lat. Strictness of” law. Latch, 150. Distinguished from gratia curia:, favor of the court.

In medical jurisprudence . Cadaveric rigidity; a rigidity or stiffening of the muscular tissue and joints of the body, which sets in at a greater or less interval after death, […]

A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for illegitimate or selfish pur- poses; as to control elections or political affairs, distribute offices, obtain contracts, con- trol the market or the […]

Isolating a project so it is protected from outside risks.

1. Business. The phrase used in describing products and lines of business that show the most profit. 2. Investments. The phrase used in signifying the time to take any profitsfrom […]

A scheme used in cabling networks where a cablesequentially connects all of the nodes and forms a loop that is closed.

A trick variously practiced. One mode is as follows, the cir- cumstances being taken from 2 East, P. C. 678: The prisoner, with accomplices, being with their victim, pretend to […]

In criminal law . A trick practised by a criminal, by which, on receiving a good piece of money in payment of an article, he pretends it is not good, […]

A custom among commission merchants and brokers (not unlike the clearing-house system) by which they exchange contracts for sale against contracts for purchase, or reciprocally cancel such contracts. adjust differences […]

In English practice. A custom observed by serjeants at law, on being called to that degree or order. The rings are given to the judges, and bear certain mottoes, selected […]

Named to illustrate an attempt of fleeing to Rio if this strategy fails, it is an attempt to reverse losses by executing a large and risky trade.

In criminal law . A tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three persons or more, assembling together of their own authority. with an intent mutually to assist each other against […]

L. Lat. Riotously. A formal and essential word in old indictments for riots. 2 Strange, S34.

In English criminal law . The unlawful assembling of twelve persons or more, to the disturbance of the peace , and not dispersing upon procla- mation. 4 Bl. Comm. 142; […]

A technical word, properly used in indictments for riot. It of itself implies force and violence. 2 Chit. Crim. Law, 4S9.

Lat. The banks of a river, or the place beyond which the waters do not in their natural course overflow.

Belonging or relating to tlie bank of a river; of or on the bank. Land lying beyond the natural watershed of a stream is not “riparian.” Bathgate v. Irvine, 120 […]

The allocating of rights to use a body of water by individuals who own property around said body of water.

A suit is said to be ” ripe for judgment ” when it is so far advanced, by verdict, default, confession, the determination of all pending motions, or other disposition […]

the term that is given to a point in the case where everything that should be done is done before a final judgement is made.

a supreme court doctrine dictating that a case shouldn’t be decided before the necessity has arisen for it to be decided.

An effect that is indirect but radiates out from the initial effect.

A gratuity or reward given to tenants after they had reaped their lord’s corn, or done other customary duties. Cowell.