pro confesso — pro con·fes·so /ˌprō kən fe sō/ adv [Latin]: as though confessed the plaintiff s pleadings were taken pro confesso since the defendant did not appear see also decree pro confesso at decree Merriam Webster’s D … Law dictionary
pro confesso — |prōkən|fe(ˌ)sō adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Latin, as (if) confessed law : in the category of what may be considered as true, factual, or valid by reason of not having been denied or rejected the matter was taken pro confesso since the… … Useful english dictionary
pro confesso — See confession of judgment; decree pro confesso … Ballentine's law dictionary
Pro confesso et convicto — Pro confesso et convicto, lat., für geständig und überwiesen (erklärt) … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
pro confesso — /prow kanfesow/ For confessed; as confessed. A term applied to a bill in equity, and the decree founded upon it, where no answer is made to it by the defendant. Under rules practice, this has been replaced by a default for want of prosecution.… … Black's law dictionary
decree pro confesso — see decree Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
decree pro confesso — A judgment or decree in a suit in equity taken against a defendant in default. 27 Am J2d Eq § 221. The method in equity of taking a bill pro confesso is consonant with the rule and practice of the courts of law, where, if the defendant makes… … Ballentine's law dictionary
bill pro confesso — See pro confesso … Ballentine's law dictionary
taking bill pro confesso — See decree pro confesso … Ballentine's law dictionary
Pro — Pro, prep. [L.; akin to prae before, Gr. ?, and E. for. See {For}, prep., and cf. {Prior}, a.] A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth. [1913 Webster] {Pro confesso} [L.] (Law), taken as confessed. The action of a court of equity on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
