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vt<\/p><\/dt>\n

1 a<\/b> :<\/b> to give (an official account or report) to a superior (as by a list or statement) [ the names of all residents in the ward] [ a list of jurors]
b<\/b> :<\/b> to bring back (as a writ, verdict, or indictment) to an office or tribunal [the sheriff must the execution…to the proper clerk within sixty days “J. H. Friedenthal et al.<\/i>“] [the grand jury ed<\/i> six indictments] [ed<\/i> a verdict of not guilty]
2<\/b> :<\/b> to bring in or produce (as earnings or profit)
:<\/b> yield <\/a>
re·turn·able adj<\/i>
<\/b><\/i>
n 1 a<\/b> :<\/b> the delivery of a court order (as a writ) to the proper officer or court
b<\/b> :<\/b> proof of service <\/a>
2<\/b> :<\/b> return day <\/a>
3<\/b> :<\/b> an account or formal report (as of an action performed or duty discharged or of facts and statistics) [census s<\/i>]
;esp<\/i>
:<\/b> a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information usually used in pl.
4 a<\/b> :<\/b> a report of the results of balloting [election s<\/i>]
b<\/b> :<\/b> an official declaration of the election of a candidate [each house shall be the judge of the elections, s<\/i>, and qualifications of its own members “U.S. Constitution<\/i> art. I”]
5<\/b> :<\/b> a formal document executed in accordance with law on a required form showing taxable income, allowable deductions and exemptions, and the computation of the tax due called also tax return<\/i>
6<\/b> :<\/b> the profit from labor, investment, or business
:<\/b> yield <\/a>
7<\/b> :<\/b> something returned
;specif<\/i>
:<\/b> a paper (as a check or draft) calling for payment that is returned by a bank to the clearinghouse because of a defect (as lack of funds or insufficient endorsement) <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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