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avoid

or permitted shall be taken as denied or ed "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 8(d)"] see also confession and avoidance compare deny 3 : to prevent the occurrence of or responsibility for esp. through lawful means

confess

proven, or valid [unless you answer, the petition shall be taken as confessed] vi : to make a confession con·fes·sor [kən-fe-sər] n

declaration

that person's own interests (as pecuniary or property interests) or may subject that person to liability compare admission, confession, self-incrimination NOTE: A declaration against interest is an exception to the hearsay rule. A statement that is offered

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demurrer

that admits its truth but also asserts that it is not sufficient as a cause of action compare confession and avoidance NOTE: Demurrers are no longer used in federal civil or criminal procedure but are still used

free

law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the exercise thereof "U.S. Constitution amend. I"] [a and voluntary confession] 3 : relieved from or lacking a burden (as a lien or other encumbrance on title) [a buyer

hearing

the form of procedure used in New York Jack·son-Den·no hearing [jak-sən-de-nō-] : a hearing to determine if a confession or statements made by a defendant were given involuntarily and so should be suppressed as evidence Mapp hearing

involuntary

involuntary : done, made, or initiated contrary to or without one's choice [an confession] [an lien] [an plaintiff joined in the action] in·vol·un·tar·i·ly adv

judgment

of a debt with agreement that an adverse judgment may be entered without notice or a hearing : confession of judgment consent judgment : a judgment approved and entered by a court by consent of the parties

free

law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the exercise thereof "U.S. Constitution amend. I"] [a and voluntary confession] 3 : relieved from or lacking a burden (as a lien or other encumbrance on title) [a buyer

retraction

retraction : an act of taking back or withdrawing [ of a confession] [her of the defamatory statement]

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