In the fall of 2024, the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) mailed letters to parents who once had an open dependency and/or severance case.
Did you receive a letter? Visit the DCS letter page for more information.
Legal Term Glossary
General Legal Terms
Glossaries
| Term | Main definition |
|---|---|
| Record on Appeal | Those papers, transcripts and exhibits from the trial court that are forwarded to the appellate court for review. |
| Redirect | The second questioning of a witness by the side that called the witness. |
| Remand | To send back; an appellate court may remand a case to the trial court for retrial or other action. |
| Res Judicata | A thing adjudged. Once a particular case or controversy has been judicially decided in a legal proceeding, it is final and cannot be heard again. |
| Rest | A person is said to rest or rest its case when it has presented all of the evidence it intends to offer. |
| Restitution | Criminal: Payment of money to reimburse the economic loss suffered by the victim because of the actions of the defendant. Eviction: An enforcement order of an eviction. After a specified period of time if a tenant who has been evicted stays on the property a writ of restitution allows a sheriff or constable to remove the tenant from the property and allows the landlord to change the locks on the residence. |
| Retention | The electoral process by which voters decide whether judges will continue to serve another term in their current judicial capacity. |
| Reverse | Decision of an appellate court to change all or part of the decision of a lower court. |