Representation
Representation (-z?n-t?"sh?n) , noun
[French repr{not transcribed}sentation, Latin representatio.]
1.
The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.
2.
(Insurance Law) That which represents.
(a)
(Insurance Law) A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like.
(b)
(Insurance Law) A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet.
(c)
(Insurance Law) A description or statement; as, the representation of an historian, of a witness, or an advocate.
(d)
(Insurance Law) The body of those who act as representatives of a community or society; as, the representation of a State in Congress.
(e)
(Insurance Law) Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected, or either party is influenced.
3.
The state of being represented.