approbate and reprobate
approbate and reprobate
see ELECTION.APPROBATE AND REPROBATE. In Scotland this term is used to signify to approveand reject. It is a maxim quod approbo non reprobo. For example, if atestator give his property to A, and give A's property to B, A shall not beat liberty to approve of the will so far as the legacy is given to him, andreject it as to the bequest of his property to B in other words, he cannotapprove and reject the will. 1 Bligh. 21; 1 Bell's Com. 146.