- promise of immunity
- A promise, made by a person in authority in obtaining a confession, that the accused shall be immune in whole or in part from prosecution or punishment. 29 Am J2d Ev § 563.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
promise of immunity
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