declaration against interest

  • 1declaration against interest — see declaration 2c Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. declaration against interest …

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  • 2Declaration against interest — Evidence Part of th …

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  • 3declaration against interest — Simply, as the term implies, a statement against the interest of the declarant. 29 Am J2d Ev § 617 …

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  • 4against interest — See declaration against interest …

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  • 5Declarations against interest — are an exception to the rule on hearsay in which a person s statement may be used, where generally the content of the statement is so prejudicial to the person making it that they would not have made the statement unless they believed the… …

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  • 6against interest — Commonly used to describe a declaration or admission by one, the content of which is adverse to his position, interest or title; e.g., an exception to hearsay rule is a declaration by one against his pecuniary or proprietary interest at the time… …

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  • 7against interest — Commonly used to describe a declaration or admission by one, the content of which is adverse to his position, interest or title; e.g., an exception to hearsay rule is a declaration by one against his pecuniary or proprietary interest at the time… …

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  • 8declaration — dec·la·ra·tion n 1: the act of declaring declaration of dividends declaration of war 2 a: the first pleading in a common law action compare complaint …

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  • 9interest — in·ter·est / in trəst; in tə rəst, ˌrest/ n [probably alteration of earlier interesse, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter between, among + esse to be] 1: a right, title, claim …

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  • 10declaration — In common law pleading, the first of the pleadings on the part of the plaintiff in an action at law, being a formal and methodical specification of the facts and circumstances constituting his cause or action. It commonly comprises several… …

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