Legal terms starting with R

Accepting and confirming a contract or action, usually one that was previously invalid or unauthorized.

A court rewrites contract terms to match what both parties actually intended.

A party's refusal to accept an offer, which terminates the offer.

A clear refusal to accept an offer, which ends the offer's power to create a contract.

A written agreement giving up a legal right or claim.

Compensation for losses suffered by relying on a promise, even if no formal contract exists.

The right to receive property after someone else's temporary interest ends.

A legal action or payment a court awards to fix a harm or enforce a right after a breach.

Unwinding a contract entirely, returning both parties to their positions before the deal.

Returning money or property to restore someone to their original financial position.

Compensation that returns to you the value of a benefit the other party received from you.

The right to reclaim property when someone else's temporary interest ends.

A trust that the grantor can modify, amend, or terminate during their lifetime.

An offeror's withdrawal of an offer before it's accepted, ending the power to form a contract.

A withdrawal of an offer by the person who made it, ending the other party's power to accept.

A legal principle that employees cannot be forced to join a union or pay union fees as a job condition.

Taking property from someone by force, threat, or intimidation.

A legal rule preventing trusts from lasting forever and tying up property indefinitely.