confessioncon‧fes‧sion /kənˈfeʃən/ ●●○ noun 
Sanchez’s confession was read out to the court.confession of a confession of adultery At 3 a.m. Higgins broke down and made a full confession. I have a confession – I like Britney Spears’ music.2[countable, uncountable] when you tell a priest or God about the bad things that you have done: You must go to confession. a priest who hears confession3[countable] formal a statement of what your religious beliefs areconfession of a confession of faithCOLLOCATIONSverbsmake 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.adjectivesa 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.phraseshave 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.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- By making a full confession, Reeves hoped he would be more kindly treated by the authorities.
- In a confession made to police shortly after his arrest, Davis said he had killed the victim with a kitchen knife.
- Sergeant Thompson wrote down Smith's confession and asked him to sign it.
- All this bears closely on Stavrogin and his so-called confession.
- But they can not perform Catholic sacramental duties, such as hearing confession, offering Communion or giving last rites.
- Hand on the arm plus emotional confession.
- He was determined to rid the world of sin, partaking in confession for up to 16 hours a day.
- In both, women gathered to make confessions about their lives and find support from other women for changes they were making.
- It did not follow from this that the confession should therefore be excluded, however.
- The transcripts depict Davis weeping with remorse at several points during the confession.
Longman Language Activatora statement admitting that you have done something wrong
an official statement that someone makes to the police, admitting that they have done something illegal and explaining what happened: · Sergeant Thompson wrote down Smith's confession and asked him to sign it.make a confession: · In a confession made to police shortly after his arrest, Davis said he had killed the victim with a kitchen knife. full confession: · By making a full confession, Reeves hoped he would be more kindly treated by the authorities.
when you admit that you were wrong or that you have done something bad or illegal: admission (that): · The Senator's admission that he had lied to Congress shocked many Americans.What an admission (to make)!: · You only married him for his money? What an admission!admission of guilt (=when you admit that you are guilty): · The court may assume that your silence is an admission of guilt.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
1[countable] a statement that you have done something wrong, illegal, or embarrassing, especially a formal statement: · The police interviewed him for five hours before he finally made a confession.
· Threats must not be used in order to obtain confessions.
(=get one with difficulty, or by using violence)· Torture was sometimes used to extract confessions.
· He had signed a confession in front of witnesses.
(=say that a confession you made was not true)· Though he had confessed to the police, Gerrards later retracted his confession.
adjectives (=in which you admit everything)· The killer had made a full confession to the authorities.
· A police interview may lead to a written confession.
(=one that is not true)· The officers were accused of extracting false confessions from some of the prisoners.
phrases (=used humorously when you want to admit to doing something)· I have a confession to make – I’ve eaten all the chocolates.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=made when you are dying) The disease allowed no time for a deathbed repentance.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE The disease allowed no time for a deathbed repentance.· When we return to the apartment, Maria has made a full confession and is asking Glass to help Leonard out of Berlin.
VERB· Members of the Party were never exempt from purges and forced confessions.· The beatings seem to have been entirely punitive, although a few say they were forced to sign confessions.· Other purges, other forced confessions and other suicides followed.
· He heard confessions of sins by his parishioners and gave absolution as he saw fit, enjoining a suitable penance.· But they can not perform Catholic sacramental duties, such as hearing confession, offering Communion or giving last rites.· It's the sort of place priests visit all the time to hear the confessions.· On May 25, 1595, Philip heard confessions all day.· Sir Brian, you wanted me to hear your confession?· To hear the confessions, Freddie says, and he thinks sometimes they go to communion right in the room.· I once heard the confession of a merchant from the Portsoken who wished absolution for killing his wife.· Mostincluding Tom-were forbidden to hear confessions.
· First I must make a confession.· The district attorney has a videotape of you making that confession!· Zacchaeus made a public confession of his past and declared he was ready to make amends.· In both, women gathered to make confessions about their lives and find support from other women for changes they were making.· In the course of the trial one Glazkov made a false confession which he later retracted.· How does a specter go about making his confession?· Heroic Thérèse, standing up straight to make her confession with shining eyes, await due punishment.· From there any further travel makes a beeline to confession, the embarrassed monologue in a deserted bazaar.
· It is quite clear that this thread of non-incrimination is at variance with the recent emphasis on obtaining confession evidence.
· The beatings seem to have been entirely punitive, although a few say they were forced to sign confessions.
Sanchez’s confession was read out to the court.confession of a confession of adultery At 3 a.m. Higgins broke down and made a full confession. I have a confession – I like Britney Spears’ music.2[countable, uncountable] when you tell a priest or God about the bad things that you have done: You must go to confession. a priest who hears confession3[countable] formal a statement of what your religious beliefs areconfession of a confession of faithCOLLOCATIONSverbsmake 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.adjectivesa 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.phraseshave 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.