"dying declaration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dying declarations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dying declaration (plural dying declarations)
  1. (law) A statement that would normally be deemed inadmissible as evidence in a court of law as hearsay, but is deemed admissible because it was made by a person who believed himself to be dying, is about the circumstances of that person's death, and (in some cases) was followed by that person's actual death. Wikipedia link: dying declaration Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-dying_declaration-en-noun-xXpzUa1k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

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