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Confession

Confession, a statement in order to amount to a 'confession' must either admit in terms the offence, or at any rate substantially all the facts which constitute the offence. An admission of an incriminating fact, howsoever...

confession

confession 1 : an act of confessing 2 : an acknowledgment of a fact or allegation as true or proven ;esp : a written or oral statement by an accused party acknowledging the party's guilt (as...

confess

confess : to admit (as a charge or allegation) as true, proven, or valid [unless you answer, the petition shall be taken as confessed] vi : to make a confession con·fes·sor [kən-fe-sər] n

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Confessant

One who confesses to a priest

Confesser

One who makes a confession

Confessedly

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Confess

To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to ones self to acknowledge own or admit as a crime a fault a debt

Confession

Acknowledgment avowal especially in a matter pertaining to ones self the admission of a debt obligation or crime

interlocking confession

interlocking confession : a confession of a defendant in a joint trial that agrees in important respects with that of a codefendant NOTE: The use of interlocking confessions at trial can pose difficult problems when a...

Auricular confession

Auricular confession. Confession to the private ear of a priest, as distinguished from public confession to a congregation. As to its privilege in a Court of Law, see CONFESSION TO A PRIEST.

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