admission of guilt

  • 11guilt — noun (U) 1 a strong feeling of shame and sad ness because you have done something that you know is wrong (+ about/at): Don t you have any feelings of guilt about leaving David? | sense of guilt: He felt an enormous sense of guilt when he thought… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12admission */*/ — UK [ədˈmɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms admission : singular admission plural admissions 1) a) [uncountable] permission to join a club or become a student at a college or university Many students apply for admission to more than one university. gain …

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  • 13admission — ad|mis|sion [ əd mıʃn ] noun ** ▸ 1 permission to join/enter ▸ 2 accepting someone into something ▸ 3 payment to enter ▸ 4 statement something is true ▸ 5 number who enter something 1. ) uncount permission to join a club or become a student at a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14admission — [[t]ædmɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] admissions 1) N VAR: oft N to n Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place. Students apply for admission …

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  • 15admission — noun 1) membership entitles you to free admission Syn: admittance, entry, entrance, right of entry, access, right of access, ingress; entrée 2) the admission was $8 Syn: entrance fee, entry charge, cover (charge) …

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  • 16admission — [ədˈmɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] a statement accepting that something bad is true, or that you have done something wrong an admission of guilt[/ex] 2) [U] the act of accepting someone into a place, organization, or institution Several people were refused …

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  • 17admission — temporaire. Admission of goods into country duty free for processing and eventual export. Bail. The order of a competent court or magistrate that a person accused of crime be discharged from actual custody upon the taking of bail. Evidence.… …

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  • 18admission — temporaire. Admission of goods into country duty free for processing and eventual export. Bail. The order of a competent court or magistrate that a person accused of crime be discharged from actual custody upon the taking of bail. Evidence.… …

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  • 19admission of one's guilt — confession of a person having committed an offense, admitting culpability …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20incriminating admission — An acknowledgment of facts tending to establish guilt …

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