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R EPTILES, in n"u,.1 IItIloly, a kind of anima ls .I<no–
minottcd from tiH:ír crcl.'pin:; ur adVrtnl'ing on Ihe bdly.
O r Tt'ptilcs are l f!,cnus uf Olnimals and in(~ ~lst which, in·
lIead o( fee!. rd l on one pan of Ihe boJy , while Ihey
aJ v.mct! (orwa rJ with Ihe rdi.
Su..:h Me earthworms, fn.\kes, c<l.terpillars, 6c.
R E P UH Ll C, cOlH11onwealth, a popular lliue or govcrn ·
mcm : or ;1nar ion where Ihe pcople have the govclnmcnt
ln th~ir own Innds.
R EP U n L Ie "1 Id/~r¡, ti. phrafe ufcd colleétively of the whote
body 1)( lhe peoplc of Iludy anJ Jeclfnmg.
R EPUI1I ,ITI QN, in the elvd law, the aél of divo,eing.
Sto'e D ' VOK CE.
R E I' U L" ¡0N, In phyroe" th11propen y in bodies . whereby,
ir th ·v are pLtced jun b!:ynnci Ihe fphere of eaeh olher's
;¡ 'trl4ét on, ,hey mUlually fly frr m each o~hcr . Sc::e E–
L EC T R I C ITY, anJ f',I EcH Aslc s.
R EQY~S r, in Ilw, a Jnpplication or petition prderred
tO.l prince. or la ji; cou rt of ju(lice, begging relief ln
fome conCciollAble cafes whcre the common 1.l\V gr.tJHS no
i'IlO1Cdt,tt..: redreCs.
C~url ~r RC Q..UES T'. :\11 ancient CQu rt of equity. in!btl1l· ct
abou t lhe nineteenlh year of H:!nry VIL See COURT .
In th..: fonieth and r(l years of queen Ehz:\lleth,
it \Vas tldjudgcd upon Colcmn argumc:nt, in Ihe COlln of
com:non pleas, lh.u lhe court of requell \Vas lhen no court
of equilY.
R E(~ IE M. in Ihe R~mifh ehureh, a mars rung for the rell
or Ihe lou l or a perroo dcce.red. Se< t-I ASS .
R EQ.I! ISITION . in Seo" law. Seo L AW, Tit. xv. 8 .
R ES:IRCEL E'E, io her.ldry, is IVhere a nencler e.ors tS
eharged upon another, as reprefenled in PI... CX L V11.
fi~. 6.
R ESCH ET , the capital or the provinee of Gil, n, in Per–
fia, fi(uiHed on lhe fout h.wdl coa(l of tbe Cafpian r.·a.
R ESCISSION, io Ihe civil l.w, at1 aétion inl endtJ (or
dle ::tnnulhng. or Cetling afiJe , any eontratl. deed, 6c.
R ESCRIPT,.o , nrwer ddivered by an emperor, or a pope,
when eonfullen by p:ln iculAr p~'rrons, on fome diffi ult
qud lion or Roint of I.l\V, te fer ve as a decifion thereof.
R ESE D .-\, in bo"ny, a genus of the dodee.n"ria trigynia
el.(s. The cal .x eoorons or one deeply ellt lear ; the pe·
tals are laciniated ; and the capruJe has one cel!. There
;¡re 11 fpecies, tWO oí them nó\ti vf"5 of viz, the
lUlea , or barc· rocket jo and the Iuteola, wild woad, or
dyers we~d .
R ES E R V:\ T ION, in l.w, an .élioo or cl. urewhereby fome–
tl.ing i5 rt:fervcd . or CeeureJ lO one:'s rdr.
lJl,OJI.l/R[sF R vAT l o N,a propo~tion. which , (lriftly takc n,
and ac..ordlOg to Ihe natural impon of the terms, is falfe;
but, i(qualified by romelhing :d in lhe mind, be·
(OlOce; true
'n"" if H ESE RV E , or CorPI 'ü R ESERVE , in military
aff.llrs, lhe Ihiro or Id(l Iloe of an army, Jr3wn up for
banle; fo ealkd beraufe Ihey are rer«veo 10 full ain the
refl. as oec dion requircs; and nOI 10 engdgc, but in
(:lfc of nl·crrTit y.
.R ES f. R VOl R, a placo whcrc w. ter is eol!dlcd . nd rc–
fernd , in arder 10 he convey('d 10 (Itllant pLtccs Ihrough
piPl·S. or fupj"ly a r\,untalO . or jel d\ lU.
. To r fH f. fT, inScoIs law. SCC L AW, T it. xxxiii.
RESIDENT. a publie minifler, who m. n'gcs tite alF.i..
or" klOg(lom (H ¡l"te, at il (ort::i~n eou n .
They ar~ a clitfs of pu1>lie miniftcrs i,,(erior 10 amhl(fa·
dars or cnvoys ; but, Jike t"cm, 2fe under the pro lec·
tion o( Ihe: 1 .. \\1 of n.uiolls .
R ES IDUE, tht: remainder or balance o( an account, debr,
0 1 any Iltlng flfe.
R ESI N S't CHEM ISTRV, p. 94.
R ESIGNATION, ioSeu" Idw. See LAW . T it. xiv . 7.
RESIST ANCE, or RESISTlSC FORCE , in phllo(ophy ,
denotes , in gener.!, any power whlch atls in :ln oppofilc
diretl-ion 10 :lr.olhn, fo as lO dell roy or dlmlOIOI i!, ef·
fea, Sce i\ l ECH ANICS, HYDROSTAT I C S, and PWEU'
fol AT I\ s
R ES J UI>tCA TA. in Scots law, See L .<\w, T it. xxxii. 4.
RE s P uó¡'cu, In Se, ts )a\V . . See LAW, T it viii . '2 .
R H U1JJrI(ljillJlir, in Seo!s law . See LAW, ¡bId.
RES S.lcrtr. Jn Scots law. Set: LAW, ibid.
R ESOLUTION, In ehemillry, Oc. tne reduélion or a
Ollxed llOdy lnto its component pans, or fi dt ptinci ples.
by:l propt:r an"lylis. Sc:e CHE fo'l STRY, p. 100.
R ESOLU TION , in medicine, that clItllOn or illteration of
the elude peecant maurr of aay dife,.fe, eitller by the
na;und llrength o( Ihe r.Hient, or or ils own aeeo,d, or
by the ílpplt cation of remedies, whereb~ ItS bulk. figu re,
cohdion, 6c. are fa f ... r changc:d, as that it ccafes lO be
mor blJ, .lOd becomes Idudabl e.
R E50LVENTS, in meJ lelne, remedi.. proper to rerolvc
aod diffip.u e tumou rs and gathcrings, to foiten ioduratlons.
and, by their tenui ry and warOlrh, cvaeuate rt'duod.lnt
and peecant humours Ihrough the flores. Uodcr this
el lfs come v:lrious ungueou, emplaOe rs. 6c.
RESON,~NCE, R UOUNDISG, in muro"k, Óc. a found
relurned by the air, inclofed iD the bodies of Oringtd
mufiea l inHruments, as lu tes, (:¡c. or H en in the bodlcs
of wind ioUruments, as flutes, 6c. S: c: M USI CK, aod
P NEUMAT ICS
R ESpmATION, of rerpiriog or breath ing Ih••ir.
Sce ANATOMY, p. 28 1.
R ES PIT E, in law, Oc. Ggnifies a del.y, forbearanee, or
prolong:ltion of lime, granled any ooe, for lhe payment
of a dehl or the like.
R ESI'ON DENT. in the fehools, one wno maintains a
thefi.s, in any art or ftie nee: who IS thus c.lleJ. froOl
his being tO anrwer al! the o~jeéliuns propof,d by Ihe ('p–
ponent.
R ESPO SE, an . orwer or reply. A word ehiefly ufed
in rpt Jking of Ihe aorwers maJe by the peorl. 10 the
prie:11 in the lilaoy, the pfalms, 6c.
R ESSAU L T , in arehiteélure, is the efreél"f a boJ)" "hieh
eitha projrtls or finks b~ck : th~1 ¡s, Chotis mMe ('IUI or
io than anothet, fo as lO be OUt of lhe "ne or h.,·d Wllh tt.
R ESSOR r, a Freneh wo.J. ro,""i ",es uf.d b)" En¡:lilh
authors, to Ggnify the jurtld,{hon of a coun, .oJ pani–
cula, ly one from whíeh tlur~ is 00 - .
Thus 11 is f",id. thal the h,lU[e: of !olds judgc eo "Ie!–
nier rdforl, 01' 10 lh( 1.10 rdrtlrt.
REST , the: eOntlnUOInCf ora body In lhe (ame p',¡ef, or in
continual :lrplu:.oI.tlon or eOIllI)!l1uy 1" dtt' roi111 t' puts \lf
the am1>lrnt or ':OIl~:&110US hoda:s i ",n.~ lh~ IS ('Irro,
fl'd 10 Olulion
R UTJ in r octly, is a Olort pJuk of the ,"oice in rCJtJ '"g,
belo!: