Approver

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Approver \Ap*prov"er\, n.
     1. One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.
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     2. An informer; an accuser. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     3. (Eng. Law) One who confesses a crime and accuses another.
        See 1st {Approvement}, 2.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Approver \Ap*prov"er\, n. [See 2d {Approve}, v. t.] (Eng. Law)
     A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] --Jacobs.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  approver
       n : an authority with power to approve

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  APPROVER, Engl. crim. law. One confessing himself guilty of felony, and
  approving others of the same crime to save himself. Crompt. Inst. 250 3
  Inst. 129.