as in admission
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
a confession that he had been lying all along
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Recent Examples of confession
His lawyers argued his mental disability attributed to him giving false confessions and that the confession was coerced without his lawyers present.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Influencer Alix Earle's viral confession and why Gen Z isn't holding back.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Despite her emotional declaration, Garcelle Beauvais isn't convinced and points out a few holes in Kyle's confession in a conversation with cameras.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
And as the months stretched on, Zellner decided to also look more closely at Melissa's confession.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Influencer Alix Earle's viral confession and why Gen Z isn't holding back.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Despite her emotional declaration, Garcelle Beauvais isn't convinced and points out a few holes in Kyle's confession in a conversation with cameras.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
And as the months stretched on, Zellner decided to also look more closely at Melissa's confession.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Confession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confession. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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