RHODIAN LAW. A code of marine¹ laws established by the people of Rhodes, bears this name. Vide Law Rhodian.

RIAL OF PLATE, and RIAL OF VELLON, comm. law. Denominations² of money of Spain.

2. In the ad valorem duty upon goods, &c., the former are computed³ at ten cents, and the latter at five cents each. Act of March 2, 1799, s. 61, 1 Story's Laws U. S. 626. Vide Foreign Coins.

RIBAUD. A rogue⁴; a vagrant⁵. It is not used.

RIDER, practice, legislation. A schedule or small piece of paper or parchment added to some part of the record; as, when, on the reading of a bill in the legislature, a new clause is added, this is tacked⁷ to the bill on a separate piece of paper, and is called a rider.

RIDING, Eng. law. An ascertained⁸ district, part of a county. This term has the same meaning in Yorkshire which division has in Lincolnshire. 4 T. R. 459.

RIEN. This is a French word which signifies nothing. It has generally this meaning; as, rien in arrere; rien passe per le fait, nothing passes by the deed; rien per descent, nothing by descent; it sometimes signifies not, as rien culpable⁹, not guilty. Doct. Plac. 435.

RIEN EN ARRERE, pleading. Nothing in arrear¹⁰; nothing remaining due and unpaid¹¹.

2. The plea in an action of debt for rent, may be rien en arrere. This is a good general issue. Cowp. 588: Bac. Ab. Pleas, I; 12 Saund. 297, n. 1; 2 Lord Raym. 1503; 2 Chit. Pl. 486; 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 3576.

RIENS PASSA PAR⁶ LE FAIT. The name of a plea; it signifies that nothing pass-ed by the deed; for example, when a deed is acknowledged in court, a man cannot plead non est factum, because the act was done in court, which cannot be denied; but when the deed has been acknowledged in a court not having jurisdiction¹², the party may avoid the effect or operation of the deed by pleading riens passa par le fait, for this plea does not impeach¹³ the court where it was acknowledged. Bac. Ab. Evidence F; 1 Gilb. ET. by Lofft, 326.