Pennsylvania Car Accident Glossary of Terms
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Rear-end
In motor vehicle accidents, the term used to describe the impact of a vehicle being struck from behind.
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 case because of personal interest or prejudice.
Release
Knowing and voluntary relinquishment of a right.
Respondent
The party that responds to a petition.
Reversal
The setting aside of a lower court's decision by an appellate court.
Ruling
Broadly, a determination made by a judge.
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