decree pro confesso — see decree Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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 — See confession of judgment; decree pro confesso … Ballentine's law dictionary
taking bill pro confesso — See decree pro confesso … Ballentine's law dictionary
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 Under rules practice, this has been replaced by a default for want of prosecution.… … Black's law dictionary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 — de·cree /di krē/ n [Old French decré, from Latin decretum, from neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere to decide] 1: an order having the force of law by judicial decree 2: a judicial decision esp. in an equity or probate court; broadly … Law dictionary
decree — The judgment of a court of equity or chancery, answering for most purposes to the judgment of a court of law. A decree in equity is a sentence or order of the court, pronounced on hearing and understanding all the points in issue, and determining … Black's law dictionary
decree — The judgment of a court of equity or chancery, answering for most purposes to the judgment of a court of law. A decree in equity is a sentence or order of the court, pronounced on hearing and understanding all the points in issue, and determining … Black's law dictionary
bill taken pro confesso — In equity practice, an order which the court of chancery makes when the defendant does not file an answer, that the plaintiff may take such a decree as the case made by his bill warrants … Black's law dictionary
bill taken pro confesso — In equity practice, an order which the court of chancery makes when the defendant does not file an answer, that the plaintiff may take such a decree as the case made by his bill warrants … Black's law dictionary
