confession of judgment

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confession of judgment - a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings cognovit judgement, cognovit judgment, confession of judgement judicial decision, judgment, judgement - (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"