pro confesso
As if an offence had been confessed or admittedAs if an offence had been confessed or admitted.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)As if an offence had been confessed or admitted.
His failure to respond meant he was sentenced pro confesso.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin prō cōnfessō (“as, instead of it being confessed”).Borrowed from Latin prō cōnfessō (“as, instead of it being confessed”).
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