Confess guilt

  • 1confess — con·fess /kən fes/ vt: to admit (as a charge or allegation) as true, proven, or valid unless you answer, the petition shall be taken as confessed vi: to make a confession con·fes·sor /kən fe sər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …

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  • 2confess, admit — Confess means to declare, own, or admit as true and is closely related in meaning to grant and concede. When one confesses some crime or wrongdoing, he admits it and also accepts responsibility for the soundness of that admission. I confess that… …

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  • 3confess — [kən fes′] vt. [ME confessen < OFr confesser < ML(Ec) * confessare < L confessus, pp. of confiteri, to acknowledge, confess < com , together + fateri, to acknowledge; akin to fari, to speak: see FAME] 1. a) to admit (a fault or crime) …

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  • 4guilt — noun 1 feeling ADJECTIVE ▪ intense, overwhelming, terrible, tremendous ▪ lingering ▪ sexual ▪ Catholic …

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  • 5Confess (disambiguation) — To confess is to admit one s guilt. Confess may also refer to: Confess (film), a 2005 thriller film Confess (song), a 1948 vocal duet See also Confession (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title …

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  • 6confess — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French confesser, from confés having confessed, from Latin confessus, past participle of confitēri to confess, from com + fatēri to confess; akin to Latin fari to speak more at ban Date: 14th century… …

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  • 7confess — verb ADVERB ▪ freely, openly, publicly, readily ▪ allegedly VERB + CONFESS ▪ have to, must …

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  • 8confess — con·fess || kÉ™n fes v. admit (guilt, etc.); declare faith in; tell one s sins to a priest …

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  • 9Oh, the Guilt (Grey's Anatomy) — Oh, the Guilt Grey s Anatomy episode Episode no. Season 3 Episode 5 Directed by Jeff Melman Written by …

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  • 10acknowledge one's guilt — index confess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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