Return
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Return
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Meaning of Return
In a general sense, to bring back or restore. product , yield , income , realization, receipts, as in the phrase return on investments. In relation to court process , a return of a writ is a statement in writing made by a sheriff or other ministerial officer to the court under his official oath of what has been done touching the execution of the writ.
Return Alternative Definition
Of Writs or Process. The redelivery of a writ or process by the officer charged with its execution to the court from which it issued, with an account of the manner in which he has executed it. The account indorsed on or affixed to process or writs by the officer, stating the manner of its execution. To Writs. The answer made by one to whom an alternative writ, (as of habeas corpus or quo warranto) is directed. On Appeal or Error. The papers or record transmitted from the lower to the appellate court.
Financial Definition of Return
The change in the value of a portfolio over an evaluation period, including any distributions made from the portfolio during that period.
Synonyms of Return
(Go back), verb
backslide
come again
come back
double back
reappear
rebound
recidivate
redire
reenter
reestablish
relapse
resume
retrace one's steps
retreat
retrograde
reverse direction
revert
reverti
revisit
(Refund), verb
compensate
give back
indemnify
make compensation
make good
make reparation
make restitution
pay back
reddere
reimburse
repay
restore
satisfy
settle
(Respond), verb
acknowledge
answer
answer back
counter
countercharge
exchange
field questions
give an answer
interchange
make a rebuttal
make a rejoinder
make acknowledgment
react
rebut
reciprocate
recriminate
rejoin
reply
respondere
retaliate
retort
riposte
say in reply
surrebut
surrejoin
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Translate Return from English to Spanish
Translation of Return , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Declaración de impuestos and other legal terms is available here.
Declaración de impuestos
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English Spanish Translation of Return
Retorno (de la inversión)
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Return in Law Enforcement
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Return Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Return in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: PROFIT on a securities or capital INVESTMENT, usually expressed as an annual percentage rate.
Meaning of Return in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Return published by the National Association for Court Management: A report to a judge by police on the implementation of an arrest or search warrant. Also, a report to a judge in reply to a subpoena, civil or criminal.
Return in Voting Law
Definition of Return in the context of the United States election law: Declaration by a returning officer of a candidate or party in an election as being the winner, according to the electoral law.
Return in Voting Law
Definition of Return in the context of the United States election law: Declaration by a returning officer of a candidate or party in an election as being the winner, according to the electoral law.
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