dying declaration

A statement by a person who believes that death is imminent, relating to the cause or circumstances of the person’s impending death.

• The statement is admissible in evidence as an exception to the hearsay rule.

— Also termed deathbed declaration; ante mortem statement. [Cases: Evidence 275.5; Homicide 1075. C.J.S. Evidence § 288.]

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