Contract Law

Confession of Judgment

/ kon-FESH-un of JUJ-ment /

Definition

A provision allowing judgment to be entered without notice to the debtor.

Used in Context

“The confession of judgment clause allowed immediate enforcement of the debt.”

Etymology

◈ Latin: confessio, acknowledgment

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