as in admissions
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 confessions
False confessions, often extracted under duress.
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Dan Slepian, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Beyond the fandom moments and Barb confessions, what stood out most about this conversation was how deeply both Chalamet and Fanning respect the music that shaped their roles.
—Cat Johnson, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
The percentage of wrongful convictions that include false confessions also leaped when the crime was a homicide.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
For a year, The Times has investigated this divide around interrogations, examining methods as well as multiple cases involving false confessions.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Still, as evidence mounted that some groups — including young people and people with mental disabilities — were more susceptible to false confessions, legislators began to take notice.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Another major focus of the trial was Allen's multiple confessions in jail and his mental health at the time.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The larger question is how police interview and interrogate suspects and witnesses, and how false confessions and false testimony happen.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Those false confessions ended up leading to an execution sentence from which I was smuggled.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Dan Slepian, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Beyond the fandom moments and Barb confessions, what stood out most about this conversation was how deeply both Chalamet and Fanning respect the music that shaped their roles.
—Cat Johnson, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
The percentage of wrongful convictions that include false confessions also leaped when the crime was a homicide.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
For a year, The Times has investigated this divide around interrogations, examining methods as well as multiple cases involving false confessions.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Still, as evidence mounted that some groups — including young people and people with mental disabilities — were more susceptible to false confessions, legislators began to take notice.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Another major focus of the trial was Allen's multiple confessions in jail and his mental health at the time.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The larger question is how police interview and interrogate suspects and witnesses, and how false confessions and false testimony happen.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Those false confessions ended up leading to an execution sentence from which I was smuggled.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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