pro confesso

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prō cōnfessō (as, instead of it being confessed).

Adverb

pro confesso (not comparable)

  1. (law) As if an offence had been confessed or admitted.
    His failure to respond meant he was sentenced pro confesso.

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