confession

Definition

  • noun: a written or spoken statement in which you say that you have done something wrong or committed a crime
  • noun: an act of 'confessing'
  • synonyms: acknowledgment

Examples

  • She went to the police station and made/gave a full 'confession'.

  • I have a 'confession' to make: I have never done this before.

  • The priest will hear 'confessions' after mass today.

Movie quotes

  • (..) but the doctors couldn't save him. Very sorry Mrs Murphy. We're going to be making the announcement shortly. You shut me down. I was about to get a confession. Mattox shut you down. I removed your transmitter so that he wouldn't do it again. Sellers can not afford to wake you up. (..)
    2014 RoboCop