Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To pledge again.
  • In Scots law, to demand judicially, as the person of an offender accused before another tribunal, on the ground that the alleged offense had been committed within the repledger's jurisdiction. This was formerly a privilege competent to certain private jurisdictions.

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Examples

  • 'repledge' into his own court four men accused of the slaughter of

    Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Herbert Story

  • The only way I can make up for insulting him will be to stay up late into the night while he gets drunk and we sing songs together and repledge our friendship.

    Six Bad Things Huston, Charlie 2005

  • These men and women have undying faith in a democracy which can produce acknowledged American leaders of African descent; and in that token they repledge their faith and rededicate their lives to the fulfillment of the principles upon which the American Commonwealth was establisht.

    John Merrick. A Biographical Sketch Robert McCants 1920

  • MF Global's standard agreement with customers permitted the firm to "borrow, pledge, repledge, transfer, hypothecate, rehypothecate, loan or invest any of the collateral" in customer accounts.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • MF Global's standard agreement with customers permitted the firm to "borrow, pledge, repledge, transfer, hypothecate, rehypothecate, loan or invest any of the collateral" in customer accounts.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • MF Global's standard agreement with customers permitted the firm to "borrow, pledge, repledge, transfer, hypothecate, rehypothecate, loan or invest any of the collateral" in customer accounts.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • A life free of oppression which all of us on this Veterans days should bow our heads to those who have fallen to preserve it and repledge to uphold it just as Leroy taught me to do forty three years ago at Columbian school.

    unknown title 2009

  • Securities pledged to counterparties where the counterparty has the right, by contract or custom, to sell or repledge the securities were $6,398,168 and $5,341,587 as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2008

  • The table on page 25 includes securities pledged to counter - parties where the counterparty has the right, by contract or custom, to sell or repledge the securities.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2008

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