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  • 1ADMISSION — ADMISSION, legal concept applying both to debts and facts. Formal admission by a defendant is regarded as equal to the evidence of a hundred witnesses (BM 3b). This admission had to be a formal one, before duly appointed witnesses, or before the… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 2admission — n. access 1) to apply for; gain; seek admission 2) to deny, refuse admission 3) free, open; restricted, selective admission; rolling (esp. AE) admissions 4) admission to (she applied for admission to the university) confession 5) to make an… …

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  • 3admission — /ədˈmɪʃən / (say uhd mishuhn) noun 1. the act of allowing to enter; entrance afforded by permission, by provision or existence of means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country. 2. power or permission to enter: to… …

  • 4admission — /ad mish euhn/, n. 1. the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country. 2. right or permission to enter: granting… …

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  • 5admission — ad·mis·sion n 1: the act or process of admitting admission into evidence 2 a: a party s acknowledgment that a fact or statement is true ◇ In civil cases admissions are often agreed to and offered in writing to the court before trial as a method… …

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  • 6admission against interest — An admission against interest is an exception to the hearsay rule which allows someone to testify to a statement by another person that reveals something incriminating, embarassing, or otherwise damaging to the maker of the statement. Category:… …

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  • 7admission of guilt — I noun avowal, concession, confession, confessional, contrition, culpability, disclosure, mea culpa, owning up, penance, penitence, remorse, repentance, sinfulness associated concepts: admissibility, coerced confession, traditional admissions II… …

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  • 8admission to bail — n.    an order of a court in a criminal case allowing an accused defendant to be freed pending trial if he/she posts bail (deposits either cash or a bond) in an amount set by the court. Theoretically the posting of bail is intended to guarantee… …

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  • 9admission — noun 1 entrance ADJECTIVE ▪ free, half price ▪ emergency ▪ emergency admissions to hospital ▪ cinema (BrE), theatre/theater …

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  • 10admission */*/ — 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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