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• Proof — • The establishment of a disputed or controverted matter by lawful means or arguments. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Proof     Proof      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• confession and avoidance — n: a common law plea in which a party confesses an allegation but alleges additional facts to avoid the intended legal effect of the original allegation compare demurrer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• CONFESSION — Along with admissions of fact from which any criminal responsibility may be inferred, confessions are not admissible as evidence in criminal or quasi criminal proceedings, for no man may call himself a wrongdoer (Sanh. 9b). This rule against self …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Confession (law) — Evidence Part of the …   Wikipedia

• Confession (legal) — In the law of criminal evidence, a confession means a statement by a suspect in crime which is adverse to that person.HistoryThis specific form of testimony, involving oneself, is used as a form of proof in judicial matters, this since at least… …   Wikipedia

• Confession — For other uses, see Confession (disambiguation). Confess redirects here. For other uses, see Confess (disambiguation). Confessing redirects here. For the evangelical protestant movement, see Confessing Movement. This article is for the religious… …   Wikipedia

• The Seal of Confession —     The Law of the Seal of Confession     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession     In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Westminster Confession of Faith — The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith, in the Calvinist theological tradition. Although drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly, largely of the Church of England, it became and remains the subordinate standard of …   Wikipedia

• evidence, proof, testimony — These words are occasionally used as synonyms, but they do have distinct meanings. Evidence is information given in an investigation to support a contention: At the trial, the witness presented evidence to convict the accused. Proof is that kind… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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• evidence — /ev i deuhns/, n., v., evidenced, evidencing. n. 1. that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof. 2. something that makes plain or clear; an indication or sign: His flushed look was visible evidence of his fever. 3.… …   Universalium