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represenˈtee
[f. represent v.]
†1. One who is represented. rare—1. Obs.
1624Bp. R. Montagu Gagg 309 You honour the Image with the same honour that the Representee is honoured withall.
†2. A (parliamentary) representative. Obs.
1644Heylin Stumbling-bl. Tracts (1681) 727 The highest Judicatory, consisting of the Kings most excellent Majesty, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Representees of the Commons. 1648E. Boughen Geree's Case Consc. 43 The Parliament, that is, of the Peers and Commons, representees of the people met in a lawfull and free Parliament. 1659Gauden Tears Ch. 448 By their proxyes and representees chosen and sent from their severall distributions.
3. Law. One to whom a representation is made.
1911G. S. Bower Law Actionable Misrepresentation 1 A representation is a statement made by, or on behalf of, one person (hereinafter called ‘the representor’) to, or with the intention that it shall come to the notice of, another person (hereinafter called ‘the representee’), which relates, by way of affirmation, denial, description, or otherwise, to a matter of fact. 1971R. A. Percy Charlesworth on Negligence (ed. 5) ii. 34 In Jones v. Still an honest misrepresentation, even if negligent, was held to give no cause of action, since no duty to take care in making the statement arose because there was no contract, fiduciary relationship or reliance by the representee upon the special skill, knowledge or training possessed by the representor. |