r Legal definitions for terms and concepts beginning with r Rules of Court Rules of procedure and conduct during the sitting of a court of law uniformly applicable to litigants and their lawyers, and governing the hearings of claims and motions, and defences or responses thereto. Runaway Witness A witness who, while under cross-examination, is unresponsive. Rylands v. Fletcher, the Rule in Strict liability for landowners for damage caused by dangerous substances which escapes from their land and damages others. Page1 (Ra - Re) | Page2 (Re - Ru) | Page3 (Ru - Ry) Find you are constantly looking up definitions? Try our search provider (works in most modern browsers) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Legal Dictionary, or if you have legal term suggestion, we'd love to hear from you!