real estate

n. (also called "real property") land and anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, fences and those things attached to the buildings
  When a British citizen purchases real estate (a house or land) in France, he usually regrets the fact that the transfer of the property is subject to French law.

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remedy

n. legal or judicial means by which a right or privilege is enforced or the violation of a right or privilege is prevented, redressed, or compensated.
  In a civil action, the usual remedy is financial damages - and sometimes a court order instructing a party either to carry out a particular course of action or to stop doing so (an injunction).

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responsibility
n. CAREFUL : a false friend, not a legal term.

  Getting drunk and blaming the barman for an injury you suffered on the way home got much harder yesterday when the High Court said it was time people accepted responsibility for their actions.

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reverse

v. to set aside the decision of a lower court because of an error, overturn [opp. – affirm]

  A panel of the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court decision.

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right

n. a legal entitlement to something — contrast law

  Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people.

  Martin Luther King, a famous civil rights activist, was assassinated in 1968.
  The idea that human beings have fundamental rights not derived from or dependent upon the political structure of society originally made its way into English law via the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.

 

rob
v. to rob someone of something — see theft
to take something from someone without their consent, usually in a violent way, by force or the threat of force.
  They robbed a bank in London and got away in a stolen car.
  He was robbed of all his cash and clothes.

robber n. the person who commits robber
  The robber gave him a choice - "your money or your life".

robbery n. the criminal offense

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rule

v. to give an official decision

  We are waiting for the judge to rule on the admissibility of the evidence.

n. a general order of conduct which says how things should be done
We also speak of the rule of a case, such as the rule in Donoghue v. Stevenson, which established a duty of care towards one's neighbour.

ruling n. The ruling of a court is its order or judgment whether on a particular issue or the final verdict. In administrative law a ruling is an interpretation or decision by an administrative agency.
  Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling involves some of the most important Austrian art work of the 20th century.