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Confession

Confession, a statement in order to amount to a 'confession' must

confession 1 : an act of confessing 2 : an acknowledgment

interlocking confession : a confession of a defendant in a joint trial

Auricular confession. Confession to the private ear of a priest, as distinguished

confess : to admit (as a charge or allegation) as true,

Confession by culprit, the acknowledgment by a criminal of the offence

judicial confession : a confession made in a legal proceeding (as in

Confession and avoidance, plea of, a plea in bar, admitting the

Confession of defence. Where defendant alleges a ground of defence arising

confession and avoidance : a common-law plea in which a party