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confession of defense — In English practice, where defendant alleged a ground of defense arising since the commencement of the action, the plaintiff could deliver confession of such defense and sign judgment for his costs up to the time of such pleading, unless it be… … Black'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 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
Defense Devil — The first volume of Defense Devil, published in Japan by Shogakukan on August 18, 2009 ディフェンスデビル (Difensu Debiru) … Wikipedia
Confession (film) — Confession lobby card Directed by Joe May Produced by Hal B. Wa … Wikipedia
confession relicta verificatione — Confession of judgment after pleading and before trial, the defendant confessing the plaintiff s cause of action and withdrawing or abandoning his defense or other procedures taken by him. 30A Am J Rev ed Judgm § 156 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Confession of 1967 — Calvinism John Calvin Background Christianity … Wikipedia
Confession in the Lutheran Church — For general confession in the Lutheran Church, see Penitential Rite. Not to be confused with Church of the Lutheran Confession. Private Absolution ought to be retained in the churches, although in confession an enumeration of all sins is not… … Wikipedia
confession — (kon fè sion ; en poésie, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Déclaration que l on fait de ses péchés au prêtre catholique. • Il disait qu il ne mourrait jamais sans confession, SÉV. 398. • Nous ménageons de lui faire faire une bonne confession,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Defense (legal) — For other uses, see Defense (disambiguation). Criminal defenses … Wikipedia
