Legal Definition and Related Resources of Reputation
Meaning of Reputation
Good name, honor, credit . It is that which the public says about a person . In the context of admissability of evidence , the term means what a person is thought to be by others; what is generally believed about a person with respect to particular trait of character involved. See People v Paisley, 29 Cal.Rptr. 307, 214 C. A.2d225. The term is not strictly synonymous with character since character denotes what a person is whereas reputation is what one is thought to be. See Hassell v state , 92 So.2d 194, 229 Miss. 824.
Reputation Alternative Definition
The opinion generally entertained in a community regarding any matter. Thus, certain matters of pedigree may be proved by common repute. Most commonly used in the sense of personal reputation, the opinion entertained regarding a man in a community. “Reputation” is to be distinguished from “character” (q. v.) Character is what a person is; reputation is what he is supposed to be. Character is injured by temptations and wrongdoings; reputation, by slanders and libels. Abbott. See 26 N. Y. 203.
Synonyms of Reputation
noun
- acclaim
- celebration
- celebrity
- consequence
- credit
- distinction
- eminence
- esteem
- estimationfama
- fame
- famousness
- glory
- good name
- illustriousness
- importance
- luster
- mark
- name
- notability
- note
- notoriety
- opinio
- popular favor
- position
- position in society
- precedence
- preeminence
- prestige
- prominence
- rank
- regard
- renown
- report
- repute
- respect
- respectability
- standing
- station
- status
- Associated Concepts: character witness
- reputation evidence
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Reputation in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of reputation.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- reputation in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- reputation in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
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