as in admission
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
by his own self-confession, he cravenly betrayed his best friend
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Noun
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In Sweatt, a Black man was denied admission to the University of Texas Law School solely because of his race.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
29 Mar. 2025 -
Those concessions touched on several areas, including admissions, academic organization and oversight, student disciplinary procedures, faculty search processes, campus safety, and definitions of antisemitism.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Police got a confession from 15-year-old Peter Quartararo, who implicated himself and his brother Michael.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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The confession hurt Musk’s standing in the gaming community, with some even calling for his accounts on Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2 to be banned for cheating.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The director’s insistence on no-frills digital photography adds to the grittiness of the images, rendering them profoundly real.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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But Zelensky's insistence that the United States continue isolating Putin underscores Kyiv's fear that Western concessions—especially around sanctions—could erode international leverage.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Self-confession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-confession. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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