Legal Definitions - tacit admission

Definition: A type of admission where a party's action or statement, or their failure to act or speak, implies that certain facts are true. It is also known as an implied admission.

Examples:

• If a person is accused of stealing and they remain silent when asked if they did it, their silence can be considered a tacit admission of guilt.
• If a company is sued for selling a defective product and they offer to settle the case out of court, their offer can be seen as a tacit admission of liability.

These examples illustrate how a party's behavior or actions can be interpreted as an admission of guilt or liability, even if they do not explicitly admit to it.