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(law) A statement that would normally be deemed inadmissible as evidence in a court of law as hearsay, but is deemed admissible because it was made by a person who believed himself to be dying, is about the circumstances of that person's death, and (in some cases) was followed by that person's actual death.
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dying declaration
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dying declaration
Noun
(law)
A
statement
that
would
normally
be
deemed
inadmissible
as
evidence
in
a
court
of
law
as
hearsay,
but
is
deemed
admissible
because
it
was
made
by
a
person
who
believed
himself
to
be
dying,
is
about
the
circumstances
of
that
person's
death,
and
(in
some
cases)
was
followed
by
that
person's
actual
death.
Japanese Meaning
死に瀕した人が、自身の死に至る状況や原因について行った証言。通常は聞き取り証拠として排除されるが、例外的に証拠能力が認められるもの。
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(law)
A
statement
that
would
normally
be
deemed
inadmissible
as
evidence
in
a
court
of
law
as
hearsay,
but
is
deemed
admissible
because
it
was
made
by
a
person
who
believed
himself
to
be
dying,
is
about
the
circumstances
of
that
person's
death,
and
(in
some
cases)
was
followed
by
that
person's
actual
death.
（ plural ）
