confrontation

the 'confrontation' guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments is confrontation at trial—that is, that the absence of the defendant at the time the codefendant allegedly made the out-of-court statement is immaterial, so long as the declarant can be cross-examined on the witness stand at trial

In practice. 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. No man can be a witness unless confronted with the accused, except by consent. CONFUSIO (Lat. confundere).

In civil law. A pouring together of liquids; a melting of metals; a blending together of an inseparable compound. It is distinguished from commixtis by the fact that in the latter case a separation may be made, while in a case of confusio there cannot be. Bowyer, Comm. 88; 2 Bl. Comm. 405.

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.

The bringing of a witness into presence of an accused person against whom he testifies, that he may be objected to, and also that he may identify the accused.

In criminal law, The act of setting a witness face to face with {he prisoner, in order that the latter may make any objection he has to the witness, or that the witness may identify the accused.