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An adoptive admission is exempt from the prohibition against hearsay evidence.
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Contributed in 2008 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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Hearsay is inadmissible
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There are various hearsay exemptions
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Personal and vicarious admissions
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Adoptive and tacit admissions
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