| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reply | The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party. |
| Respondent | The person against whom an appeal is taken. See petitioner. |
| Rest | A party is said to rest or rest its case when it has presented all the evidence it intends to offer. |
| Restitution | Act giving the equivalent for any loss, damage or injury. |
| Retainer | Act of the client in employing the attorney or counsel, and also denotes the fee which the client pays when he/she retains the attorney to act for him/her. |
| Return | A report to a judge by police on the implementation of an arrest or search warrant. Also, a report to a judge in reply to a subpoena, civil or criminal. |
| Reverse | An action of a higher court in setting aside or revoking a lower court decision. |
| Reversible error | A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court. |
| Revocable trust | A trust that the grantor may change or revoke. |
| Revoke | To cancel or nullify a legal document. |
| Robbery | Felonious taking of another's property, from his or her person or immediate presence and against his or her will, by means of force or fear. |
| Rules of evidence | Standards governing whether evidence in civil or criminal case is admissible. |
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