Law Dictionary Definitions

  representative,n.1. One who stands for or acts on behalf of another <the owner was the football team’s representative at the labor negotiations>. See AGENT(2). [Cases: Principal and Agent 1. C.J.S. Agency §§ 2, 4–6, 23, 25–27, 33, 38–40, 58; Architects§ 21.] accredited representative.A person with designated authority to act on behalf of another person,…

  representation election.See ELECTION(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

  representation, estoppel by. See estoppel by representation under ESTOPPEL. [Blacks Law 8th]

  representation,n.1. A presentation of fact — either by words or by conduct — made to induce someone to act, esp. to enter into a contract; esp., the manifestation to another that a fact, including a state of mind, exists <the buyer relied on the seller’s representation that the roof did not leak>. Cf. MISREPRESENTATION.…

  repossession,n. The act or an instance of retaking property; esp., a seller’s retaking of goods sold on credit when the buyer has failed to pay for them. — Often shortened to repo. Cf. FORECLOSURE; RESCUE(3). [Cases: Secured Transactions 228. C.J.S. Secured Transactions § 151, 153–160, 180.] — repossess,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

repository (ri-poz-<>-tor-ee). A place where something is deposited or stored; a warehouse or storehouse. [Cases: Warehousemen 1–38.C.J.S. Agriculture §§ 163–165, 170–173, 176; Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries §§ 1–44, 47–137.] [Blacks Law 8th]

  repose (ri-pohz), n.1. Cessation of activity; temporary rest. 2. A statutory period after which an action cannot be brought in court, even if it expires before the plaintiff suffers any injury. See STATUTE OF REPOSE. [Cases: Limitation of Actions 1, 165. C.J.S. Limitations of Actions §§ 2–4, 10–11.] [Blacks Law 8th]

  report with recommendation.See REPORT(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

Reports, The.A series of 13 volumes of caselaw published in the 17th century by Sir Edward Coke. [Blacks Law 8th]

reports,n. See REPORT. [Blacks Law 8th]