approbate and reprobate
approbate and reprobate
see ELECTION.Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006
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. 1 Bligh. 21; 1 Bell's Com. 146.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.