repledgern.
/riːˈplɛdʒə/, U.S. /ˌriˈplɛdʒər/, Scottish English /riˈplɛdʒər/ Scottish.† 1. A redeemer. Cf. repledge v.1 1b. Obsolete.In quot. 1633 with reference to God.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > redeemer
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1633 W. Struther True Happines 89 Our Iudge, who may plague us for our sinne, turneth our repledger, by his mercy rescuing us from Iustice.
2. Law. A person who repledges another from the jurisdiction of one court to that of his own. Cf. repledge v.1 1a. Now historical and rare.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > transfer from one court or judge to another > one taking case to another jurisdiction
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1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. ii. xi. 407 Sometimes without production of the Charter, repledgiation will be sustain'd: because it is notour that the repledger hath a Regality.
1730 W. Forbes Inst. Law Scotl. II. ii. ii. 337 If the Lords allow him to be repledged, the Repledger must find Surety to do Justice upon him within Year and Day.
1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 31 In which Case, the Repledger, if he failed to do Justice upon him, in due time, tined his Court for Year and Day.
1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 851 On the ground that the alleged offence had been committed within the repledger's jurisdiction.
1897 Juridical Rev. 9 435 The power of demanding judicially the person of an offender accused before another tribunal on the ground that he was amenable to the repledger's jurisdiction.
1953 S. A. Gillon Sel. Justiciary Cases 1624–50 I. 71 The amount of the culrach or guarantee by the Repledger that justice would be done is not specified.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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