Attainder by Confession Law and Legal Definition
Attainder by confession means pleading guilty before a court and not putting one's self on one's trial by a jury. Abjuring the realm before a coroner is also attainder by confession.
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Abiding by Plea
- Acceptance by Silence
- Ademption by Extinction
- Ademption by Satisfaction
- Admissibility of Confessions Recorded by Electronic Means
- Admissibility of Extrajudicial Confessions
- Admissibility of Judicial Confessions
- Admissibility of Oral and Written Confessions
- Admissibility of Unsigned Confessions
- Admission by Party Opponent
