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" Confession - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Rabb, Intisar A.
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AL
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English
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1061299
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ALei1696
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Rabb, Intisar A.
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Confession - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Rabb, Intisar A.
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Leiden: Brill
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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(2,314 words)
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A confession (iqrār) is a voluntary admission or acknowledgement that establishes guilt, confirms a property interest, or determines other legal facts in criminal law, family law, property law, and other legal contexts. It is one of the two principal types of evidence in premodern Islamic law, the other being witness testimony. Civil vs. criminal proceedings The form and the effect of a confession in premodern Islamic contexts differ markedly depending on whether the offence is criminal or civil. In civil litigation, disputes typically centre on contracts, property, or family law,
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Islam.
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ALei1696.pdf
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