admission 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… … Law dictionary
admission of guilt — confession, acknowledgement of committing a crime or wrongdoing … English contemporary dictionary
admission — 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… … Law dictionary
admission — or admission to trading Admission to trading on the Exchange s markets for listed securities and admitted and traded shall be construed accordingly. For the avoidance of doubt this does not include when issued dealings . London Stock Exchange… … Financial and business terms
guilt — n [Old English gylt delinquency]: the fact of having committed an offense esp. against the law not enough evidence to establish guilt compare innocence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
guilt — noun 1 feeling ADJECTIVE ▪ intense, overwhelming, terrible, tremendous ▪ lingering ▪ sexual ▪ Catholic … Collocations dictionary
admission — 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… … Combinatory dictionary
admission — noun 1 (C) a statement in which you admit that something is true or that you have done something wrong: admission that: The Senator s admission that he had lied to Congress shocked many Americans. | admission of guilt/failure/defeat etc: The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
admission — ad|mis|sion W3 [ədˈmıʃən] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: admissio, from admittere; ADMIT] 1.) a statement in which you admit that something is true or that you have done something wrong = ↑confession admission that ▪ The Senator s admission … Dictionary of contemporary English
admission — noun 1 entrance ADJECTIVE ▪ free, half price ▪ emergency ▪ emergency admissions to hospital ▪ cinema (BrE), theatre/theater … Collocations dictionary
guilt — 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