Representation

Any action or conduct that can be turned into a statement of fact.

For example, displaying a car with an odometer reading of ten miles constitutes a representation to a prospective buyer that the car has only been driven ten miles.

The term representation is used in reference to any express or implied statement made by one of the parties to a contract to another, regarding a particular fact or circumstance that serves to influence the consummation of the deal.

As applied to the law of DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION, representation is the principle by which the issue of an individual who has died inherits the portion of an estate that such person would have taken if he or she had lived.