repledge
a power held by certain landholders who had jurisdiction in criminal cases, enabling them to demand the person of an offender who stood accused before another court, for trial and sentence in their own.
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repone
to restore someone’s right to defend a case, when a decree in absence may have already been given against him, or there was a problem such as a failure to lodge documents.
repository
the space (building or rooms) used to store records of enduring or continuing value. Can also used to refer to the institution which holds and manages records of enduring value (an archive service).
reprisal, letters of
another name for letters of marque.