"pro confesso" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prō cōnfessō (“as, instead of it being confessed”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|prō cōnfessō||as, instead of it being confessed|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin prō cōnfessō (“as, instead of it being confessed”), {{bor+|en|la|prō cōnfessō||as, instead of it being confessed}} Borrowed from Latin prō cōnfessō (“as, instead of it being confessed”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} pro confesso (not comparable)
  1. (law) As if an offence had been confessed or admitted. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-pro_confesso-en-adv-nfZm8SPH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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