reprobate

  • 31reprobate —   v.t. rebuke; disapprove of; reject; abandon; a. sinful; depraved; n. hardened sinner.    ♦ reprobation, n.    ♦ reprobative,    ♦ reprobatory, a …

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  • 32reprobate — [16] The Latin prefix re usually denoted ‘return’ or ‘repetition’, but it was also used for ‘reversal of a previous condition’. This usage lies behind Latin reprobāre (source of English reprove [14]), a compound verb based on probāre ‘test,… …

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  • 33reprobate — n., adj., & v. n. 1 an unprincipled person; a person of highly immoral character. 2 a person who is condemned by God. adj. 1 immoral. 2 hardened in sin. v.tr. 1 express or feel disapproval of; censure. 2 (of God) condemn; exclude from salvation.… …

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  • 34reprobate pecunia liberat solventem — /reprabeyta pakyuwn(i)ya libarat solventam/ Money refused [the refusal of money tendered] releases him who pays [or tenders it] …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 35Death of the Reprobate — Artist Hieronymus Bosch Death of the Reprobate is an oil on panel painting by Hieronymus Bosch which depicts the deathbed struggle for the human soul between the angel and the demon. The style is somewhat similar to his Death of the Miser …

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  • 36approbate and reprobate — See election. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …

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  • 37approbate and reprobate — (Scots law) At once to accept and reject the same deed or instrument (a forbidden practice) • • • Main Entry: ↑approbation …

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  • 38approbate and reprobate — To accept one part and reject another …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 39Reprobated — Reprobate Rep ro*bate ( b?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprobated} ( b? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprobating}.] 1. To disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject. [1913 Webster] Such an answer …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40Reprobating — Reprobate Rep ro*bate ( b?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprobated} ( b? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprobating}.] 1. To disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject. [1913 Webster] Such an answer …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English