- confess judgment
- phrasal
: to acknowledge that a claim is or is about to become due to another and consent that legal judgment may be entered for the amount when due and unpaid
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
confess judgment
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power of attorney to confess judgment — A power or warrant of attorney which confers the authority to confess judgment against the grantor of the power upon an instrument evidencing an obligation. 30A Am J Rev ed Judgm § 170 … Ballentine's law dictionary
warrant of attorney to confess judgment — Same as power of attorney to confess judgment … Ballentine's law dictionary
confess — con·fess /kən fes/ vt: to admit (as a charge or allegation) as true, proven, or valid unless you answer, the petition shall be taken as confessed vi: to make a confession con·fes·sor /kən fe sər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
judgment note — A promissory note authorizing an attorney, holder, or clerk of court to appear for the maker of the note and confess, or assent to, a judgment to be entered against the maker due to default in the payment of the amount owed. Dictionary from West… … Law dictionary
judgment note — A promissory note (also called cognovit note) embodying an authorization to an attorney, or to a designated attorney, or to the holder, or the clerk of the court, to enter an appearance for the maker and confess a judgment against him for a sum… … Black's law dictionary
judgment note — A promissory note (also called cognovit note) embodying an authorization to an attorney, or to a designated attorney, or to the holder, or the clerk of the court, to enter an appearance for the maker and confess a judgment against him for a sum… … Black's law dictionary
Confession of judgment — is a legal term that refers to a type of contract (or a clause with such a provision) in which a party agrees to let the other party enter a judgment against him or her. Such contracts are highly controversial and may be invalidated as a… … Wikipedia
cognovit note — An extraordinary note which authorizes an attorney to confess judgment against person or persons signing it. It is written authority of a debtor and a direction by him for entry of a judgment against him if obligation set forth in note is not… … Black's law dictionary
cognovit note — An extraordinary note which authorizes an attorney to confess judgment against person or persons signing it. It is written authority of a debtor and a direction by him for entry of a judgment against him if obligation set forth in note is not… … Black's law dictionary
warrant — verb In contracts, to engage or promise that a certain fact or state of facts, in relation to the subjectmatter, is, or shall be, as it is represented to be. In conveyancing, to assure the title to property sold, by an express covenant to that… … Black's law dictionary
