reus
noun
re·us
ˈrēəs
variants or less commonly rea
-ēə
plural rei
-ēˌī
also reae -ēˌē
Roman, civil, & canon law
: defendant sense 2 —opposed to actor
Word History
Etymology
reus from Latin; rea from Latin, feminine of reus; perhaps akin to Latin res thing, fact
- demonstrability
- demonstrable
- demonstrablenesses
- demonstrably
- demonstrance
- demonstrant
- demonstratable
- demonstrate
- demonstrated
- demonstrates
- demonstrating
- demonstration
- demonstrational
- demonstrationists
- demonstrations
- demonstrative
- demonstratively
- demonstrativeness
- demonstrativenesses
- demonstratives
- demonstrator
- demonstrators
- demonym
- demonyms
- demoralisation