judicial admission
- noun
- /dʒuˈdɪʃəl əˈmɪʃən/
- Formal
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admisión judicial
- The defendant's judicial admission of the facts made a lengthy trial unnecessary.
Examples
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The court relied on the judicial admission when delivering its judgment.
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A lawyer may make a judicial admission to streamline the litigation process.
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A judicial admission can simplify the court proceedings.
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The defendant made a judicial admission during the trial.
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The court relied on the judicial admission when delivering its judgment.
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The defendant's judicial admission of the facts made a lengthy trial unnecessary.
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A lawyer may make a judicial admission to streamline the litigation process.
Synonyms
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A statement where someone says they did something after denying it
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'judicial' (relating to courts) with 'admission' (an act of confessing or acknowledging), so its core meaning — an admission made in a court or legal proceeding — is directly derivable from the constituents. While legal technicalities (e.g., binding effect, requirement to enter on the record) add specialist nuance, the basic compositional sense is transparent and likely accessible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Judicial admission comes from a simple courtroom moment: a lawyer or a party tells the judge a fact and the court records it. The word judicial points to the judge or court and admission means 'to admit', so when a fact is said in court it is taken as true for the case and cannot be changed later.