1. Behavior guided by reasoning and not by emotions. 2. A Thinking process that uses logical, systematic methods in drawing a conclusion. 3. A person who can draw logical conclusions.

The indifference that a voter usually feels when they make the reasonable assumption that his or her vote will not have any real influence on the conclusion of an election.

1. General: Optimal decision from the point of view for one making the decision. 2. Law: Concept that criminals weigh the risks and rewards of a crime and proceed accordingly.

Attempts to explain social phenomenon in terms of how self-interested individuals make choices under the influence of their preferences. All parties try to maximize their advantage, and to minimize their […]

Rational Cost Estimating is a method where the values of two diverse efforts are compared, with the results being used to project future efforts.

A rational decision making approach is a methodical approach in which data that has been obtained through observation or statistical analysis or modeling is used in making decisions that are […]

See reasonable doubt .

Rational expectations hypothesis is an alternative term for the theory of rational expectations.

This is the deliberate choice of a person to not pay attention to certain information because it will yield little or no benefit in terms of the time and effort.

a term for the clarification of the language in a written document to give a better meaning.

A discussion of the reasons behind how a decision was made. Rationales document why the choice was made, how it was developed, what assumptions were used and why the conclusion […]

An abolished writ which lay where two lords, in divers towns, had seigniories adjoining, for him who found his waste by little and little to have been encroached upon, against […]

Mental state of a person characterized by beliefs that are coherent, purposeful and overall decision making based on cost versus benefit. Rationality also requires the person to maximize advantages and […]

1. Corporate: Also downsizing; closing down certain units to recognize a companys core competencies and become efficient. 2. Psychological : Acknowledgment of reasonable and acceptable motives while being unconscious of […]

Lat. On account of inability. A ground of qualified property in some animals ferce naturw; as in the young ones, while they are unable to fly or run. 2 Bl. […]

Lat. By reason of the matter involved; in consequence of, or from the nature of, the subject-matter .

Lat By reason of the person concerned; from the character of the person.

Lat. This term describes a species of property in wild animals, which consists in the right which, by a peculiar franchise anciently granted bj the English crown, by virtue of […]

Lat. On account of the soil; with reference to the soil. Said to be the ground of ownership in bees. 2 Bl. Comm. 393.

Lat. By reason of tenure; as a consequence of tenure. 3 Bl. Comm. 230.

In old law. The pleadings in a suit. Rationes ejeercere, or ad rationes stare, to plead.

This process is necessary if the items in demand outweigh availability . A governing body will control the issuance of the goods to the public. Rationing takes place during wars […]

Rationing function of price features raising the price higher so that less of the consumable will be purchased and used by the consumers and more will be conserved or rationed.

is where the members of a trade union cause the tools, clothes, or oth- er property of a workman to be taken away or hidden, in order to compel him […]

In criminal practice. A material word in indictments for rape. Whart. Crim. Law,