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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双语律师Shifang，知名法学院法律专业，擅长翻译各类与企业改组和重组相关的法律文件。