The Clue
Thing, in law (3 letter answer)
The Answer
RES
Tags
Notes
The answer RES is very common and appears about once every 35 puzzles.
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Apt., e.g.
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Home: Abbr.
Legal matter
Legal thing
Musical notes
Object in court
Object in a courtroom
Scale notes
Second notes
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Thing, in legal briefs
Definition
RES as a noun:
1. (reticuloendothelial system, RES) = a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
RE as a noun:
1. (rhenium, Re, atomic number 75) = a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
2. (Ra, Re) = ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods
3. (re, ray) = the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization