Admission against interest

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000398",
  "term": "Admission against interest",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A statement made by a person that is contrary to their own financial, property, or penal interest at the time it was made. This type of statement is considered an exception to the hearsay rule because people are unlikely to make statements that harm their own interests unless they are true. The declarant must typically be unavailable to testify.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/admission-against-interest/"
}