Noun
Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.
The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.
An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed, in relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccording to a startling confession Danielle Staub made during the Feb. 19 episode of ‘RHONJ’, Teresa Giudice was the one who ‘influenced’ her to pull Margaret’s hair. Source: Internet
A confession by the defendant is treated like any other piece of evidence, and a full confession does not prevent a full trial from occurring or relieve the plaintiff(s) from its duty of presenting a case to the trial court. Source: Internet
After serving 36 years in prison, Wilson was set free in 2018 after Judge William Hooks tossed out his confession after ruling that cops had tortured him to get it. Source: Internet
According to his confession, "In my lifetime I have murdered 21 human beings, I have committed thousands of burglaries, robberies, larcenies, arsons and, last but not least, I have committed sodomy on more than 1,000 male human beings. Source: Internet
After her confession, Perrund demands DeWar kill her. Source: Internet
Afkari has said he was tortured into making a false confession, according to his family and activists, and his lawyer says there is no proof of his guilt. Source: Internet