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Quo-WarrantoQuo Warranto is a legal procedure that challenges the validy of a title, holding, office or other authority....1300
QuorumA quorum connotes the minimum number of members of a deliberative body necessary to conduct the business...888
RaiyatThe term raiyat originates from an Arabic word raiyat [from ra'a] meaning etymologically, 'a herd at...1227
RapeRape apart from being a dehumanizing act is an unlawful intrusion on the right of privacy and sanctity...1013
Reasonable groundsA court acts under section 344 of the Code of Criminal Procedure upon reasonable grounds. What constitute...883
RecordA written account of all the acts and proceedings in a lawsuit. A written memorial made by a public officer...862
Record-of-RightsEntries in record of rights maintained in official course of business are relevant piece of evidence....1125
RedemptionRedemption as general term meaning to set loose or release a person from bondage Redemption is the right...858
Remedial enactmentA "remedial enactment" is one which improves and facilitates remedy al­ready existing for the enforcement...775
RentRent has been defined in Article 3(37) of the Basic Democracies Order in the follo­wing words: "3. (37)...816