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noun

Reputation n.

The estimation in which one is held; character in public opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, or action; repute. "The best evidence of reputation is a man's whole life."

(Law) The character imputed to a person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is otherwise part of the issue of a case.

Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public esteem; general credit; good name. "I see my reputation is at stake." "The security of his reputation or good name."

Account; value. (Obs.) "(/Christ) made himself of no reputation."

Synonyms: Credit; repute; regard; estimation; esteem; honor; fame. See the Note under Character.

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"Reputation" Quotes from Famous Books

... circumstances, serve further to impress me with the hospitality of ray fellow citizens of this State. Coming here, an invalid, seeking the benefits which your clime would afford, and preceded by a reputation which was expected to prejudice you unfavorably towards me, I have everywhere met courtesy and considerate attention, from the hour I landed on your coast to the present time. It was natural to ask, whence come these manifestations? Is it because the opinion which had been formed has been ...

— Speeches of the Honorable Jefferson Davis 1858 • Hon. Jefferson Davis

... his voice under generous excitement of the moment taking on rasping tone, "the arrangement is prejudicial to the reputation of Scotchmen." ...

— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100, April 18, 1891 • Various

... this treatise under an assumed name; not because I am specially careful of my reputation, but rather because I wish the work to be regarded solely on its own merits. If any reader feels disposed to write me, either briefly or more at length, and whether in criticism or commendation, I ...

— Love's Final Victory • Horatio

... those who are called Gitanos, the depositions of the persons whom they have robbed in uninhabited places shall be sufficient, provided there are at least two witnesses to one and the same fact, and these of good fame and reputation; and we also declare, that the CORPUS DELICTI may be proved in the same manner in these cases, in order that the culprits may be proceeded against, and condemned to ...

— The Zincali - An Account of the Gypsies of Spain • George Borrow

... trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip. He had as good as promised Townsend that he would not go swimming. But also these boys all had ...

— Pee-Wee Harris Adrift • Percy Keese Fitzhugh

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