Personal Injury, Work Comp, & Social Security Disability Legal Terms

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reasonable care. The degree of care that a prudent or careful person would exercise under the same or similar circumstances.

reasonable man doctrine or reasonable man standard. The standard which a person must adhere to in order to avoid civil liability for negligence is the standard of the reasonable man under all of the circumstances, including the foreseeability of harm to other persons, including the plaintiff.

rebut. Refute, defeat or take away the effect of an argument or assumption in a legal proceeding.

record. The official collection of all of the material filed with a court in a legal proceeding.

recovery. Generally, compensation or restriction of a right obtained as a result of the formal judgment or decree entered by a judge.

recusal. A judge's withdrawal from hearing a lawsuit because of personal interest or prejudice.

reversal. The setting aside of a lower court's decision by an appellate court.

ruling. Broadly, a determination made by a judge.