(~s)
1.
A ~ is a signed statement by someone in which they admit that they have committed a particular crime.
They forced him to sign a ~.
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2.
Confession is the act of admitting that you have done something that you are ashamed of or embarrassed about.
The diaries are a mixture of ~ and observation...
I have a ~ to make.
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3.
If you make a ~ of your beliefs or feelings, you publicly tell people that this is what you believe or feel.
...Tatyana’s ~ of love.
= declaration
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4.
In the Catholic church and in some other churches, if you go to ~, you privately tell a priest about your sins and ask for forgiveness.
He never went to Father Porter for ~ again.
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