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Relevancy and admissibility

Relevancy and admissibility, the expressions 'relevancy and admissibility' are used as synonyms but their legal implications are distinct and different for more often than not facts which are relevant may not be admissible, for example, communication made by spouses during marriage or between an Advocate and his client though relevant are not admissible; so also facts which are admissible may not be relevant, for example, questions permitted to be put in cross-examination to test the veracity or impeach the credit of witnesses, though not relevant are admissible. The probative value of the evidence is the weight to be given to it which has to be judged having regard to the facts and circumstances of each case, Ram Bihari Yadav v. State of Bihar, (1998) 4 SCC 517: AIR 1998 SC 1850 (1852). [Evidence Act, (10 of 1872), s. 3]...


admission

admission 1 : the act or process of admitting [ into evidence] 2 a : a party's acknowledgment that a fact or statement is true NOTE: In civil cases admissions are often agreed to and offered in writing to the court before trial as a method of reducing the number of issues to be proven at trial. b : a party's prior out-of-court statement or action that is inconsistent with his or her position at trial and that tends to establish guilt compare confession declaration against interest at declaration NOTE: Under the Federal Rules of Evidence an admission is not hearsay. Silence can sometimes be construed as an admission where a person would reasonably be expected to speak up. ...


request for admission

request for admission :a written request served upon another party to an action (as under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 36) asking that the party admit the truth of certain matters relevant to the action called also request for admissions request to admit NOTE: A party upon whom a request for admission has been served must provide an answer for each matter of which an admission is requested by admitting it, denying it, or giving reasons why it can be neither admitted nor denied. A matter admitted does not have to be proven at trial, but it is established for the purpose of the pending action only. ...


Admission

Admission, An admission is a statement (Oral or documentary or contained in electronic from, which suggests any inference as to any fact in issue or relevant fact and which is made by any of the persons and under the circumstance mentioned....


admissible

admissible : capable of being allowed or permitted [the difficulty would be lessened if entries in books of account were as prima facie evidence "B. N. Cardozo"] ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty [-mi-sə-bi-lə-tē] n ...


refugee authorized admissions

refugee authorized admissions The maximum number of refugees allowed to enter the United States in a given fiscal year. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...


requests for admission

requests for admission a form of discovery in which one party asks another to admit or deny the truth of facts or the genuineness of documents. Source: Federal Judicial Center ...


Admission of a clerk

Admission of a clerk, by the bishop when a patron of a church has presented him to it. It is, in fact, the ordinary's declaration that he approves of the presentee to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented, Co. Litt. 344 a....


Admissions in evidence

Admissions in evidence, concessions of certain facts by an opponent. See NOTICE TO ADMIT....


Payment for admission

Payment for admission, includes entertainment duty, Liberty Talkies v. State of Gujarat, (1971) 1 SCC 471 (475). [Bombay Entertainment Duty Act, 1923 (1 of 1923), s. 2(b)]...


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