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representation

representation

35 4.8
A formal statement made to change a decision or agreement
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : alegación
  • Changes to detention policy would likely also alter the type of representation received by defendants.
  • false representation
  • a formal representation
  • an accurate representation

Well, Musk's lawyers didn't go after the representations in the Agreement because this was a dead end.

Examples

Compounds

13 3.7

Help from a lawyer in legal matters and in court

4 5.3

A way of choosing members of a parliament so parties get seats that match their number of votes

A visible thing like a flag that stands for an idea you cannot see

A clear, simple example that helps you see an idea that is hard to imagine

mental representation
  • Specialized
1 6.7

An idea in your mind that stands for something you remember or imagine

A picture that shows something, like a scene or object

Showing bisexual people and their lives in media like films and TV

A way to show numbers where the decimal point stays in the same place

A way computers write numbers with decimals using a power to show the decimal point position

A picture in the mind people make to imagine the outside world

8.0

A computer model's learned pattern that shows important parts of its input used for tasks

A way of writing numbers using symbols and rules like decimal or binary

A way of writing numbers where each digit's value depends on its place

How Forceful

to appeal
  • Formal
159 5.1
to petition
  • Formal
61 3.5
objection
292 3.6
representation
  • Formal
35 4.8
complaint
564 1.4
submission
56 3.7
remark
371 1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

representation = represent (semi-transparent) = represent + ation

Formed by 'represent' + '-ation'; the legal/formal sense is a specialized use that learners may not infer from the verb alone.

Etymology

Representation comes from the Latin parts re- 'again' and praesentare 'to make present', the same root as present. So a legal representation is something 'made present' to a judge or buyer—an official statement offered to influence a decision.