单词 | admission |
释义 | ad·mis·sion n 1: the act or process of admitting ~ into evidence 2 a: a party's acknowledgment that a fact or statement is true ◇ In civil cases admissions are often agreed to and offered in writing to the court before trial as a method of reducing the number of issues to be proven at trial. b: a party's prior out-of-court statement or action that is inconsistent with his or her position at trial and that tends to establish guilt compare confession; declaration against interest at declaration ◇ Under the Federal Rules of Evidence an admission is not hearsay. Silence can sometimes be construed as an admission where a person would reasonably be expected to speak up. |
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