judicial confession

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• judicial confession — n: a confession made in a legal proceeding (as in a trial) a guilty plea supported by a judicial confession Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• judicial confession — A confession made before a committing magistrate or in a court in the due course of legal proceedings. 29 Am J2d Ev § 524. Narrowly defined as a plea of guilty made by the accused in a fit state of mind to plead, before a court which is competent …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• confession — con·fes·sion n 1: an act of confessing 2: an acknowledgment of a fact or allegation as true or proven; esp: a written or oral statement by an accused party acknowledging the party s guilt (as by admitting commission of a crime) compare admission; …   Law dictionary

• Confession — Con*fes sion, n. [F. confession, L. confessio.] 1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one s self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime. [1913 Webster] With a crafty madness keeps aloof, When we would bring him… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Confession and avoidance — Confession Con*fes sion, n. [F. confession, L. confessio.] 1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one s self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime. [1913 Webster] With a crafty madness keeps aloof, When we would… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Confession of faith — Confession Con*fes sion, n. [F. confession, L. confessio.] 1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one s self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime. [1913 Webster] With a crafty madness keeps aloof, When we would… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• quasi-judicial confession — A confession made on a preliminary examination before a magistrate, at a coroner s inquest, or before a grand jury. Matthews v State, 55 Ala 187 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• confession — A voluntary statement made by a person charged with the commission of a crime or misdemeanor, communicated to another person, wherein he acknowledges himself to be guilty of the offense charged, and discloses the circumstances of the act or the… …   Black's law dictionary

• confession — A voluntary statement made by a person charged with the commission of a crime or misdemeanor, communicated to another person, wherein he acknowledges himself to be guilty of the offense charged, and discloses the circumstances of the act or the… …   Black's law dictionary

• judicial — Belonging to the office of a judge; as judicial authority. Relating to or connected with the administration of justice; as a judicial officer. Having the character of judgment or formal legal procedure; as a judicial act. Proceeding from a court… …   Black's law dictionary

• judicial — Belonging to the office of a judge; as judicial authority. Relating to or connected with the administration of justice; as a judicial officer. Having the character of judgment or formal legal procedure; as a judicial act. Proceeding from a court… …   Black's law dictionary