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Retainer - Act of the client in employing the attorney or counsel, and also denotes the fee which the client pays when he or she retains the attorney to act for them.

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.

Right of way - The right of a party to pass over the land of another.

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. (See larceny.)

Rules of evidence - Standards governing whether evidence in a civil or criminal case is admissible.

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