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Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1839)

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

tn practice. It frequently occurs in practice, that in order to save expense as to mere formal proofs, the attorneys on each side consent to admit, reciprocally, certain facts in the cause without calling for proof of them. These are usually reduced to writing, and the attorneys shortly add to this effect, namely, “* We agrce that the above facts shall on the trial of this cause be admitted, and taken as _preved on each side;”’ and signing two copies now called “ admissions” in the cause, each attorney takes one.