to admit to a crime

  • 1admit — ad•mit [[t]ædˈmɪt[/t]] v. mit•ted, mit•ting 1) to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college[/ex] 2) to give the right or means of entrance to: This ticket admits two people[/ex] 3) to permit to exercise a certain… …

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  • 2admit — ad·mit vb ad·mit·ted, ad·mit·ting vt 1: to concede as true or valid: make an admission of 2: to allow to be entered or offered admitted the document into evidence admit a will to probate vi: to make acknowledgment …

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  • 3Crime in South Africa — Crime is a prominent issue in South Africa. South Africa has a high rate of murders, assaults, rapes, and other crimes compared to most countries. Many emigrants from South Africa state that crime was a big factor in their decision to leave.[1]… …

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  • 4Crime School — Theatrical release poster Directed by Lewis Seiler Produced by Bryan …

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  • 5admit evidence — ► LAW if a court of law admits evidence or admits something as evidence, it allows something to be used to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime: »Prosecutors asked the court to admit the recordings as evidence. Main Entry: ↑admit …

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  • 6crime — crimeless, adj. crimelessness, n. /kruym/, n. 1. an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited. 2. criminal activity and those… …

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  • 7admit — v. 1) to admit readily 2) (B) ( to confess ) the accused admitted his guilt to the police 3) (D; tr.) ( to allow entry ) to admit into, to (the manager admitted him to the theater; she was admitted to the university) 4) (formal) (d; intr.) ( to… …

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  • 8crime — noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), awful, bloody, brutal, despicable, dreadful (esp. BrE), grave, great, heinous, horr …

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  • 9Crime Scene Investigation — Les Experts (série télévisée) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Les Experts. Les Experts Titre original CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Les Experts Genre Série policière Créateur(s) Anthony E. Zuiker Musique …

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  • 10admit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. let in; induct, matriculate; concede, acknowledge; receive, allow, fess or own up (inf.). See disclosure, receiving, permission. Ant., deny, refuse, repel. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To grant entrance] …

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