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judicial confession

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

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

Confession to a priest. The English law does not recognise the duty of a priest (whether Roman Catholic or

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

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

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

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

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

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

Confession, judgment by. See COGNOVIT.

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