Nov 19, 2013 9:35 PM

The Dean Clifford- inspired REPROBATE thread...

Dean Clifford: Chris, I filed an affidavit in Brandon Court years ago that the Clown Prosecutor was a reprobate. he got pulled from the case and had to sit there with his head hanging in shame for the rest of the day while the top Crown for the city prosecuted. It was fucking hilarious. I guess I was right.

REPROBATION, eccl. law. The propounding exceptions either against facts, persons or things; as, to allege that certain deeds or instruments have not been duly and lawfully executed; or that certain persons are such that they are incompetent as witnesses; or that certain things ought not for legal reasons to be admitted. Bouvier's Law 1856.

REPROBATOR: (rep-ra-bay-tar). Scots law. Rist. A challenge to disqualify a witness or to invalidate the testimony of an objectionable witness. Also termed action of reprobator. Black's Law 9th.

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 a testator give his property to A, and give A's property to B, A shall not be at liberty to approve of the will so far as the legacy is given to him, and reject it as to the bequest of his property to B in other words, he cannot approve and reject the will.

http://www.constitution.org/bouv/bouvier_a.htm Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition - Letter A www.constitution.org

Derek Moran: Hmmm, interesting Maxims from Black's 9th:

Quod approbo non reprobo: What I approve I do not disapprove.

..that's DEEP- yo, Pete Daoust, good MAXIM going-on here!

Excessus in re qualibet jure reprobatur communi: Excess in anything at all is condemned by common law.

Lex reprobat moram: The law disapproves of delay.

Mora reprobatur in lege: Delay is disapproved of in law.

Pete Daoust: Any difference between ACCEPT and APPROVE ?

Nimia subtilitas in jure reprobatur: Too much subtlety in law is condemned.

Nimia subtilitas in jure reprobatur, et talis certitudo certitudinem confundit: Too great subtlety is disapproved of in law, and such certainty confounds certainty.

Simplicitas est legibus amica, et nimia subtilitas in jure reprobatur: Simplicity is a friend to the laws, and too much subtlety in law is condemned.

Derek Moran: Here's one just for "YOU," Pierre/PIERRE:

Reprobata pecunia liberat solventem: Money refused releases the person paying (or offering payment).