A discovery procedure, authorised by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the court rules of many US states, in which one party asks an opposing party to admit that certain facts are true. If the opponent admits the facts or fails to respond in a timely manner, the facts will be deemed true for purposes of trial. A request for admission is called a “request to admit” in many states.
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