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2761 Etymology dictionary, p. question (n.).2
… , problem; legal inquest, interrogation, torture," and directly from Latin quaestionem (nominative quaestio ) "a seeking, a questioning, inquiry, examining, judicial …
2762 Etymology dictionary, p. question (n.).3
Also in Middle English "verbal contention, debate; legal proceedings, litigation, accusation." Phrase a question of meaning "a dispute about" is from early 15c.
2763 Etymology dictionary, p. quibble (n.).2
… in legal writing supposedly gave it the association with trivial argument: "a word of frequent occurrence in legal documents ... hence associated with the …
2764 Etymology dictionary, p. quitclaim (n.).2
in law, "a relinquishing of a legal right or claim, a deed of release," c. 1300, from Anglo-French quiteclame; see quit (v.) + claim (n.). Compare Old French clamer quitte "to give up (a right)." Related: Quitclaimance .
2765 Etymology dictionary, p. quo warranto.2
… Latin legal phrase, literally "by what warrant," from quo "from, with, or by whom or what?," ablative of the interrogative pronoun quis "who?" (from PIE root *kwo-, stem of …
2766 Etymology dictionary, p. ransack (v.).2
… " (especially legally, for stolen goods), from rann "house," from Proto-Germanic *raznan (c.f. Gothic razn, Old English ærn "house;" Old English r ægn "a plank, ceiling;" see …
2767 Etymology dictionary, p. rape (v.).2
… ," a legal term, probably from Latin rapere "seize, carry off by force, abduct" (see rapid ). Also figuring in alliterative or rhyming phrases, such as rape and renne …
2768 Etymology dictionary, p. re-.7
… the legal sense of recovery as "obtain (property) by judgment or legal proceedings."
2769 Etymology dictionary, p. res.2
… in legal language, where it means "the condition of something, the matter in hand or point at issue;" literally "thing" (see re ). For example res ipsa loquitur "the …
2770 Etymology dictionary, p. reafforest (v.).2
also re-afforest, 1882, "replant with trees;" see re- "back, again" + afforest. It was used earlier in a now-obsolete sense of "restore (land) to the legal status of a forest" (1660s). Related: Reafforested; reafforestation .
2771 Etymology dictionary, p. reattach (v.).2
… the legal sense).
2772 Etymology dictionary, p. recaption (n.).2
1768, "act of taking, reprisal," especially "peaceful extra-legal seizure of one's own property wrongfully taken or withheld;" see re- "back, again" + caption (n.).
2773 Etymology dictionary, p. recidivist (n.).2
… French legal term récidiviste (by 1847), from récidiver "to fall back, relapse," from Medieval Latin recidivare "to relapse into sin," from Latin recidivus "falling …
2774 Etymology dictionary, p. recital (n.).2
… , a legal term, "that part of a deed which contains a rehearsal or statement of relevant facts," from recite (v.) + -al (2). From 1560s as "that which is recited, a story." The …
2775 Etymology dictionary, p. recite (v.).2
… " (in legal proceedings); mid-15c., "relate the facts or particulars of," from Old French reciter (12c.) and directly from Latin recitare "read aloud, read out, repeat …
2776 Etymology dictionary, p. recorder (n.1).2
… , "chief legal officer of a city," whose duty is to register writings or transactions, from Anglo-French recordour (early 14c.), Old French recordeor "witness; storyteller …
2777 Etymology dictionary, p. record (n.).6
… . The legal phrase matter of record was in Middle English as "matter that has been formally recorded or documented" and "legal issue that can be resolved by existing …
2778 Etymology dictionary, p. recoup (v.).2
… , in legal language, "to deduct, keep back as a set-off or discount," from French recouper "to cut back" (12c.), from Old French re- "back" (see re- ) + couper "to cut," from coup "a blow …
2779 Etymology dictionary, p. recover (v.).3
… or legal proceedings," late 14c. The transitive sense of "restore from sickness, restore (another) to health" is from c. 1600; that of "rescue, save from danger" is from …
2780 Etymology dictionary, p. recovery (n.).3
… ) by legal action" is from early 15c. The general (non-legal) sense of "act or power of regaining or retaking" (something lost or taken away) is by 1530s. That of "act of …