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noun admitting guilt ADJ. detailed, full | honest, true It's difficult to believe it's an honest confession after all her lies. | false | alleged | uncorroborated | signed, taped/tape-recorded, written | deathbed VERB + CONFESSION make | sign | extract, get, obtain, secure He claims his confession was extracted under torture. | retract She made a false confession during the trial which she later retracted. | exclude The court excluded the confession wrongly obtained by the police. PREP. ~ by an alleged confession by the defendant | ~ from a confession from the prisoner | ~ of a true confession of a terrible crime | ~ to a confession to murder PHRASES force/get a confession out of sb The police forced a confession out of him. embarrassing statement ADJ. candid, open | shy VERB + CONFESSION made The government made open confession of its inability to cope with the crisis. PREP. ~ of her shy confession of love PHRASES have a confession to make I have a confession to make. I read your private emails. to a priest VERB + CONFESSION go to I used to go to confession every Saturday as a child. | hear The priest heard her confession and granted absolution. CONFESSION + NOUN box PHRASES an act of confession
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confession
verbs
make a confession
• The police interviewed him for five hours before he finally made a confession.
get/obtain a confession
• Threats must not be used in order to obtain confessions.
extract a confession
(= get one with difficulty, or by using violence )
• Torture was sometimes used to extract confessions.
sign a confession
• He had signed a confession in front of witnesses.
retract a confession
(= say that a confession you made was not true )
• Though he had confessed to the police, Gerrards later retracted his confession.
adjectives
a full confession
(= in which you admit everything )
• The killer had made a full confession to the authorities.
a written confession
• A police interview may lead to a written confession.
a false confession
(= one that is not true )
• The officers were accused of extracting false confessions from some of the prisoners.
phrases
have a confession (to make)
(= used humorously when you want to admit to doing something )
• I have a confession to make – I’ve eaten all the chocolates.
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