pro confesso
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin prō cōnfessō (“as, instead of it being confessed”).
Adverb
[edit]pro confesso (not comparable)
- (law) As if an offence had been confessed or admitted.
- His failure to respond meant he was sentenced pro confesso.
References
[edit]- “pro confesso, adv.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
