- common repute
- The prevailing belief in a given community as to the existence of a certain fact or aggregation of facts
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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common repute — The prevailing belief in a given community as to the existence of a certain fact or aggregation of facts … Black's law dictionary
Repute — Re*pute , n. 1. Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; established opinion; public estimate. [1913 Webster] He who regns Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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repute — By repute essential to effect common law marriage is meant reputation or the character and status commonly ascribed to one s actions by public. Miller v. Townsend Lumber Co., 152 Mont. 210, 448 P.2d 148, 152 … Black's law dictionary
common-law marriage — A marriage entered into without ceremony, the parties assuming the relationship of husband and wife inter se by agreement in words of the present tense to be husband and wife, followed, as required in some, but not all jurisdictions, by… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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