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CONFESSION definition: 1. the act of admitting that you have done something wrong or illegal: 2. an occasion when a…. Learn more.
1. a. : an act of confessing. especially : a disclosure of one's sins in the sacrament of reconciliation. b. : a session for the confessing of sins. go to confession. 2. : a statement of what is confessed: such as. a. : a written or oral acknowledgment of guilt by a party accused of an offense. b. : a formal statement of religious beliefs : creed.
noun. acknowledgment; avowal; admission: a confession of incompetence. acknowledgment or disclosure of sin or sinfulness, especially to a priest to obtain absolution. something that is confessed. a formal, usually written, acknowledgment of guilt by a person accused of a crime.
A confession is an admission of guilt, fault, or a mistake. You’ve probably seen TV shows or movies where a detective says to a suspect "Confess!" The detective is trying to get a confession, which is a statement that admits some type of guilt.
noun. /kənˈfeʃn/ [countable, uncountable] a statement that a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime; the act of making such a statement. After hours of questioning by police, she made a full confession. His confession was extracted under torture. Extra Examples. Topics Crime and punishment c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
A confession is a signed statement by someone in which they admit that they have committed a particular crime.
1. The act or process of confessing, as in telling one's life story as a series of failings or tribulations. 2. Something confessed, especially a disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. 3. Confession In some Christian churches, the sacrament of Penance. 4. A statement made acknowledging guilt of an offense. 5.
