dead man’s statute

dead man’s statute. A law prohibiting the admission of a decedent’s statement as evidence in certain circumstances, as when an opposing party or witness seeks to use the statement to support a claim against the decedent’s estate. — Also termed dead person’s statute. [Cases: Witnesses 125. C.J.S. Witnesses § 215.]

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