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self-confession
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌself.kənˈfeʃ.ən/ us /ˌself.kənˈfeʃ.ən/
the act of admitting that you have done something wrong, or of having a characteristic that is considered to be bad or not acceptable:
He was forced to sign a self-confession that was prepared for him.
They have made confrontation and self-confession a part of their work.
It was on the basis of this self-confession that he was sent to prison for life.
We need to know whether this self-confession was given voluntarily or not.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Admitting & confessing
acknowledge something as something
acknowledgedly
acknowledgment
admission of guilt
admittedly
avowedly
breastbeating
clean
climb down
come cleanidiom
concede
confess
hand
retraction
self-admittedly
self-confessedly
stand
swallow your wordsidiom
take something back
to be honest (with you)idiom
Related word
self-confessed
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