n. | 1. | The act or practice of admitting. |
2. | Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach. | |
3. | The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something serted; acknowledgment; concession. | |
4. | (Law) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry. | |
5. | A fact, point, or statement admitted; | |
6. | (Eng. Eccl. Law) Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: admittance |
2. | admission - an acknowledgment of the truth of something | |
3. | admission - the fee charged for admission |
ADMISSION, in corporations or companies. The act of the corporation or
company by which an individual acquires the rights of a member of such
corporation or company.
2. In trading and joint stock corporations no vote of admission is
requisite; for any person who owns stock therein, either by original
subscription or by conveyance, is in general entitled to, and cannot be
refused, the rights and privileges of a member. 3 Mass. R. 364; Doug. 524; 1
Man. & Ry. 529.
3. All that can be required of the person demanding a transfer on the
books, is to prove to the corporation his right to the property. See 8 Pick.
90.
4. In a Mutual Insurance Company, it has been held, that a person may
become a member by insuring his property, paying the premium and deposit-
money, and rendering himself liable to be assessed according to the rules of
the corporation. 2 Mass. R. 315.