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Topic: CRIME AND LAW

confession

 noun
     
con‧fes‧sion
1 [countable]SC a statement that you have done something wrong, illegal, or embarrassing, especially a formal statement:
Sanchez's confession was read out to the court.
confession of
a confession of adultery
At 3 a.m. Higgins broke down and made a full confession.
I have a confession - I like Britney Spears' music.
2 [uncountable and countable]RRC when you tell a priest or God about the bad things that you have done:
a priest who hears confession
3 [countable] formalRR a statement of what your religious beliefs are
confession of
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