What is CONFESSION AND AVOIDANCE? Definition of CONFESSION AND AVOIDANCE in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
A plea in confession and avoidance is one which avows and confesses the truth of the averments of fact in the declaration, either expressly or by implication, but then proceeds to allege new matter which tends to deprive the facts admitted of their ordinary legal effect, or to obviate, neutralize, or avoid them. Bavarian Brewing Co. v. Retkowski, 113 A. 903, 907, 1 W.W.Flarr. (Del.) 225; Brown v. Jones, 137 Or. 520, 3 P.2d 768, 769.
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