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Confession by culprit

Confession by culprit, the acknowledgment by a criminal of the offence charged against him when charged by any person

judicial confession

judicial confession : a confession made in a legal proceeding (as in a trial) [a guilty plea supported by a

Confession of plea

Confession of plea. A plea containing a defence arising after the commencement of an action, or after the last

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Confession of defence

Confession of defence. Where defendant alleges a ground of defence arising since the commencement of the action, the plaintiff

Confession and avoidance, plea of

Confession and avoidance, plea of, a plea in bar, admitting the facts alleged in the declaration to be true,

confession and avoidance

confession and avoidance : a common-law plea in which a party confesses an allegation but alleges additional facts to

Confessing error

Confessing error, the affirmative plea to an assignment of error.

confession of judgment

confession of judgment :acknowledgment by a debtor of a claim and consent that a judgment may be entered usu.

Confession, judgment by

Confession, judgment by. See COGNOVIT.

Voluntary, voluntary confession

Voluntary, voluntary confession, the crux of mak-ing a statement voluntarily is, what is intentional, intended, unimpelled by other influences, acting on

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