APPROBATE AND REPROBATE

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APPROBATE AND REPROBATE


APPROBATE AND REPROBATE. In Scotland this term is used to signify to approve and reject. It is a maxim quod approbo non reprobo. For example, if atestator give his property to A, and give A's property to B, A shall not beat liberty to approve of the will so far as the legacy is given to him, andreject it as to the bequest of his property to B in other words, he cannotapprove and reject the will. 1 Bligh. 21; 1 Bell's Com. 146.

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