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Renunciation – Rescue

Renunciation

the act of renouncing a title; applied especially to the act of an executor, who, who, having been nominated in a will, and having the option of acting as such or not, declines to act, nated in a will, and having the option of acting as such or not, declines to act, pressly renounces the office.

Repassant

in heraldry, a term applied when two lions or other animals are borne going contrary ways, one of which is passant, by walking toward the dexter side of the shield in the usual way, and the other repassant by going toward the sinister.

Replica

in the fine arts, the copy of a picture, etc., made by the artist who executed the original.

Reprieve

the suspension or delay of the carrying out of a sentence (generally of death) on a prisoner. It is popularly but erroneously supposed to signify a permanent remission, or commutation of a capital sentence.

Reprise

in maritime law, a ship recaptured from an enemy or pirate. If recaptured within 24 hours of her capin whole; if after that period, she is the lawful prize of her recaptors. ture she must be restored to her owners

Republic

a commonwealth; a form of political constitution in which the supreme power is vested, not in a hereditary ruler, but in the hands either of certain privileged members of the community or of the whole community.

Reputed Owner

in law, one who has to all appearance the actual possession and ownership of property. When a reputed owner becomes bankrupt, all goods and chattels in his possession may in general, with the consent of the true owner, be claimed by the trustee for the benefit of the creditors.

Requiem

in the Roman Catholic Church, a solemn musical mass for the dead, which begins in Latin, "Requiem æternam dona eis," etc., "Give to them eternal rest," etc. Mozart, Jomelli, and Cherubini composed famous requiem

Reredos

the screen at the back of an altar. Also the screen in front of the choir, on which the rood was displayed, and the wall or screen at the back of a seat. An open hearth, upon which

Reservation

PAPAL fires were lighted immediately under the louvre.

Resaca De La Palma

a ravine in Cameron co., Tex., where on May 9, 1846, the United States troops under Taylor defeated the Mexicans under General Arista, and opened the way to Matamoros.

Rescue

in law, is the forcibly and knowingly freeing another from an arrest or imprisonment; and it is generally the same offense in the stranger so rescuing, as it would have been in a jailer to have voluntarily permitted an escape.