verbal act doctrine

verbal-act doctrine. The rule that utterances accompanying conduct that might have legal effect are admissible when the conduct is material to the issue and is equivocal in nature, and when the words help give the conduct its legal significance. [Cases: Evidence 267. C.J.S. Evidence §§ 259, 285, 311–313, 326, 333–336, 343.]

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法律翻译Glen，毕业于英国一流的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各类与交易架构和策略有关的法律文件。