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ver·bal act /'vər-bəl-/ n: an utterance that is direct evidence (as of an offense) and not hearsaythe offer of drugs for sale was admissible as a verbal act
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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