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Confrontation

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

The act by which a witness is brought into the presence of the accused, so that the latter may object to him, if he can, and the former may know and Identify the accused and maintain the truth in his presence. In criminal ca man can be a witness unless confronted with the accused, except by cons' C0NFUSI0 (Lat. conf under e). In Civil Law. A pouring together of liquids; a melting of metals; a blending together of an inseparable compound. It Is distinguished from commixtion by the fact that in the latter case a separation may be made, while in a case of confuaio there cannot be.

2 Bla. Com. 405.