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What does confession mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word confession? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
  2. A formal document providing such an admission.
  3. (Christianity) The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
  4. Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
  5. A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.
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The facts contained in the alleged confession were admitted to be in the public domain.
And according to the Bulgarian law, a confession of a crime is only valid if made in the court.
And soon, the whole business of confession has become polluted with falsity and madness.
In this case, the said confession was obtained during custodial investigation but the confessant was not assisted by counsel.
The Attorney-General says any confession extracted using torture would not be admissible in an Australian court.
The Defendant is pleading a confession and avoidance to the Plaintiff's claim.

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