KFLCC Kingdom Law 2nd Ed.

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REPRESENTATIVE

REPUDIATE

87 N. J. Eq. 448; Merchants' Nat. Bank v. Abernathy, 32 Mo. App. 211; Hogan v. Page, 2 Wall. 607, 17 L. Ed. 854; Mutual D. Ins. Co. v. Armstrong, 117 U. S. 591, 6 Sup. Ct. 877, 29 L. Ed. 997; Wright v. First Nat. Bank, 30 Fed. Cas. 673; Henderson Nat. Bank v. Alves, 91 Ky. 142, 15 S. W. 132; McLain v. Bedgood, S9 Ga. 793, 15 S. E. 670; Com. v. Bryan, 6 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 83; Barbour v. National Exch. Bank, 45 Ohio St. 133, 12 N. E. 5; Griswold v. Sawyer, 125 N. Y. 411, 26 N. E. 464; Lasat er v. First Nat. Bank (Tex. Civ. App.) 72 S. W. 1054.—Personal representatives. This term, in its commonly accepted sense, means ex ecutors and administrators; but it may have a wider meaning, according to the intention of the person using it, and may include heirs, next of kin, descendants, assignees, grantees, receiv ers, and trustees in insolvency. See Griswold v. Sawyer, 125 N. Y. 411, 26 N. E. 464; Wells v. Bente, 86 Mo. App. 264; Staples v. Lewis, 71 Conn. 288, 41 Atl. 815; Baynes v. Ottey, 1 Mylne & K. 465; In re Wilcox & Howe Co., 70 Conn. 220, 39 Atl. 163.—Real representa tive. He who represents or stands in the place of another, with respect to his real property, is so termed, in contradistinction to him who stands in the place of another, with regard to his personal property, and who is termed the "personal representative." Thus the heir is the real representative of his deceased ancestor. Brown.—Representative action or suit. A representative action or suit is one brought by a member of a class of persons on behalf of himself and the other members of the class. In the proceedings before judgment the plaintiff is, as a rule, dominus litis, (q. v.,) and may discon tinue or compromise the action as he pleases. Sweet.—Representative democracy. A form of government where the powers of the sover eignty are delegated to a body of men, elected from time to time, who exercise them for the benefit of the whole nation. 1 Bouv. Inst. no. 31.—Representative peers. Those who, at the commencement of every new parliament, are elected to represent Scotland and Ireland in the British house of lords; sixteen for the former and twenty-eight for the latter country. Brown. In criminal law. The with drawing of a sentence of death for an In terval of time, whereby the execution is sus pended. 4 Bl. Comm. 394. And see Butler v. State, 97 Ind. 374; Sterling v. Drake, 29 Ohio St 460, 23 Am. Rep. 762; In re Buch anan, 146 N. Y. 264, 40 N. E. 883. A public and formal censure or severe reproof, administered to a person in fault by his superior officer or by a body to which he belongs. Thus, a member of a legislative body may be reprimanded by the presiding officer, in pursuance of a vote of censure, for improper conduct in the house. So a military officer, in some cases, is pun ished by a reprimand administered by his commanding officer, or by the secretary of war. The forcibly taking a thing by one nation which belonged to an other, in return or satisfaction for an Injury committed by the latter on the former. Vat tel, b. 2, c. 18, s. 342. REPRISES. In English law. Deductions and duties which are yearly paid out of a manor and lands, as renJ->charge, rent seek, REPRIEVE. REPRIMAND. REPRISALS.

pensions, corrodies, annuities, etc., so that, when the clear yearly value of a manor is spoken of, it is said to be so much per annum ultra reprisas, —besides all reprises. Cow ell. See Delaware & H. Canal Co. v. Von Storch, 196 Pa. 102, 46 Atl. 375. Reprobata peennia liberat solventem. Money refused [the refusal of money ten dered] releases him who pays, [or tenders it.] 9 Coke, 79a. In ecclesiastical law The interposition of objections or exceptions?; as, to the competency of witnesses, to the due execution of instruments offered in evidence and the like. In Scotch law. An action or proceeding intend ed to convict a witness of perjury, to which the witness must be made a party. Bell. In old records. Money paid by servile tenants for exemption from the customary duty of reaping for the lord. Cowell. A commonwealth; a form of government which derives all its powers directly or indirectly from the general body of citizens, and in which the executive power is lodged in officers chosen by and represent ing the people, and holding office for a limit ed period, or at most during good behavior or at the pleasure of the people, • and in which the legislative power may be (and in modern republics is) intrusted to a represen tative assembly. See Federalist, No. 39; Re public of Mexico v. De Arangoiz, 5 Duer (N. Y.) 636; State v. Harris, 2 Bailey (S. C.) 599. In a wider sense, the state, the common weal, the whole organized political communi ty, without reference to the form of govern ment; as in the maxim interest reipublicce ut sit finis litium. Co. Litt 303. A government in the republican form; a gov ernment of the people; a government by rep resentatives chosen by the people. See In re Duncan, 139 U. S. 449, 11 Sup. Ct. 573, 35 L. Ed. 219; Eckerson v. Des Moines, 137 Iowa, 452, 115 N. W. 177; Minor v. Happer sett, 21 Wall. 175, 22 L. Ed. 627; Kadderly v. Portland, 44 Or. 118, 74 Pac. 710. The re-execution or re-establishment by a testator of a will which he had once revoked. A second publication of a will, either ex pressly or by construction. To put away, reject, dis claim, or renounce a right, duty, obligation, or privilege. REPROBATION. REPROBATOR, ACTION OF. REP-SILVER. REPUBLIC. REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT. REPUBLICATION. REPUDIATE.