In criminal law . An unlawful taking of a woman, or of an heir in ward. Rape.

When land is found in its natural state, it is called raw land. This means that there have been no manmade improvements such as clearing, digging, grading, cleaning and more.

Raw materials are basic substances found in their natural, modified, or semi processed state, used as an input to a production process for subsequent modification or transformation into a finished […]

The amount of time it takes to perform each individual task in an operation. This number is derived from a study of time, motion, historical information and standard time data […]

Comm. 237; Norton v. Shelby County, 118 U. S. 425, 6 Sup. Ct. 1121, 30 L. Ed. 178; Gallup v. Fox, 04 Conn. 401, 30 Atl. 750; Reid v. Field, […]

In Spanish law. Cause, (causa.) Las Partidas . pt. 4, tit. 4, 1. 2.

A business model featuring selling an item at a low price to sell consumable products later. The name refers to the Gillette Company selling handheld razors cheap and then making […]

Survey conducted by the RBC Financial Group that measures customer spending and attitudes by each household. The RBC CASH index provides indication of consumer confidence and expectations for the economy.

Lat. In the matter of; in the case of. A term of frequent use in designating judicial proceedings , in which there is only one party. Thus, “Re Vivian” signifies […]

The damages or expenses caused by the dishonor and protest of a bill of exchange in a foreign country, where it was payable, and by its return to the place […]

The abbreviation of “re- cordari facias loquelam,” (q. v.) Re, verbis, scripto, consensu, tradi- tione, junctnra vestes sumere pacta solent. Compacts usually take their clothing from the thing itself, from […]

The entering again into or resuming possession of premises. Thus in leases there is a proviso for re-entry of the lessor on the tenant’s failure to pay the rent or […]

An examination of a witness after a cross-examination , upon matters arising out of such cross-examination. See EXAMINATION.

In English practice. A second extent made upon lands or tenements, upon complaint made that the former extent was partially performed. Cowell.

A writ for respiting a sher- iu’s account addressed to the treasurer and barons of the exchequer . Reg. Orig. 139.

The Number of homes, which are exposed to a media schedule multiplied by the number of times they are exposed. The result will indicate the total potential audience exposure in […]

Chemical alteration that often goes together with a release of energy and occurs naturally over time. It is purposefully generated in a laboratory, or created as part of an industrial […]

A lull in the price of a security or profit of the entire stock market after a rally.

A reaction plan is the action that is taken in a control plan when abnormal events or a non-conforming phenomenon have been detected.

1. Personnel management : An action that is not internally motivated but may manifest in response to a situation. 2. Safety management: Volatile chemicals that react with its surroundings or […]

A reactive strategy occurs only when a management team or a manager is pushed or pressured into taking action to the changes that have taken place in a firms development […]

Reactivity is the predisposition of matter to react with its surroundings such as air, light and water or other specific materials. Also see the definition of either reactive or reaction.

Specifically: Memory chips that come with specific information programmed into them and not erasable by the user or lost when power is off. General: Storage media that comes loaded with […]

In the middle temple, those persons were so called who were appointed to deliver lectures or “readings” at certain periods during term. The clerks in holy orders who read prayers […]

The total number of subscribers and other readers of any publication .