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An admission is a party's statement acknowledging that a certain statement or fact asserted against that party is true. In certain circumstances an admission can be made by silence. For example, silence after another party's assertion of a fact, would typically elicit an acknowledgment of the asserted fact.

Admission by a party-opponent: an out-of-court statement by a party that is against the party's interest and that is admissible against the party, because admissions by party-opponents are not considered hearsay.

See also: Rawlings v. Kentucky, 448 U.S. 98 (1980)

[Last updated in February of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]