LEGAL WORD
Confession
Legal term · Evidence
Confession
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Evidence
1 What it means
An admission of guilt by an accused. A confession to a police officer is not admissible against the accused.
2 Use it in a sentence
The confession made in police custody was excluded.
3 Make it stick
Write your own sentence using Confession about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.
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