pro confesso

adverb

As if an offence had been confessed or admitted.

“His failure to respond meant he was sentenced pro confesso.”

OriginLatin prō cōnfessō →
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Meanings

adverbpro confesso (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawAs if an offence had been confessed or admitted.

    His failure to respond meant he was sentenced pro confesso.

Origin

  1. Latinprō cōnfessō“as, instead of it being confessed”
  2. Englishpro confesso

Borrowed from Latin prō cōnfessō (“as, instead of it being confessed”).

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APA

pro confesso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro%20confesso

MLA

“pro confesso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro%20confesso. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pro confesso,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro%20confesso.

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