abatement of legacies in both the English and the Scots law of suc- cession, upon there being insufficient funds to pay general legacies,

e.g. a legacy of a sum of money, legacies are abated, that is, reduced

PARI PASSU ('in proportion').

• reduction
• redundancy
• re-engagement
• re-examination
• reference to oath
• refugees
• regional policy
• register
• registered design
• registered office
• Register of Charges
• Register of Inhibitions and Adjudication
• Register of Sasines
• registrar
• registration
• registration of births
• registration of company
• registration of title to land
• regrating
• regulation
• regulatory committee
• rehabilitation of offenders
• rei interventus
• reinstatement
• rejection of goods