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Approbate and reprobate

Approbate and reprobate, the doctrine of 'approbate and reprobate' is only a species of estoppel; it applies only to the conduct of parties. As in the case of estoppel it cannot operate against the provisions of a statute, CIT v. V. MR. P. Firm Muar, AIR 1965 SC 1216 (1221): (1965) 1 SCR 815. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 115) See also AIR 1956 593 (602).--A person is said to approbate and reprobate where he takes advantage of one part of a document and rejects the rest, Scots Law. The maxim runs, Qui approbat non reprobat: One who approbates cannot reprobate. The doctrine is the same as the English law of election, Douglas-Menzies v. Umphelby, 1908 AC 224. See ELECTION....


Reprobation

Reprobation, denotes the act of raising an objection or exception, as to the competency of a witness or the sufficiency of evidence, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1305.Reprobation, the propounding of exceptions either to facts, persons, or things, Eccl. Law....


Reprobateness

The state of being reprobate...


Reprobationer

One who believes in reprobation See Reprobation 2...


Reprobative

Of or pertaining to reprobation expressing reprobation...


Exposure

The act of exposing or laying open setting forth laying bare of protection depriving of care or concealment or setting out to reprobation or contempt...


Reprobacy

Reprobation...


Reprobance

Reprobation...


Reprobation

The act of reprobating the state of being reprobated strong disapproval or censure...


Satire

A composition generally poetical holding up vice or folly to reprobation a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke an invective poem as the Satires of Juvenal...


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