assenting silence doctrine

assenting-silence doctrine. The principle that an accusation will be taken as true, despite silence by the accused, if the accusation was made under circumstances in which silence can be fairly said to be an agreement. • This doctrine is usu. held to be invalid as a measure of a criminal defendant’s guilt. [Cases: Criminal Law 407. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 887.]

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词条贡献者

法律翻译郭敏，毕业于欧洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及互动娱乐领域的法律文件。