Confession

Confession

A formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.

0 0

Improve it

Add an image

Part of Speech: noun
Synonym(s):
Blossary:
Industry/Domain: Law
Category: Legal
Company:
Product:
Acronym-Abbreviation:

Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

Related terms

confession

History; Medieval

the public or private acknowledgment of sinfulness, regarded as necessary to obtain divine forgiveness.

confession

Religion; Catholic church

An essential element of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, which consists in telling one's sins to the priestly minister. By extension, the word confession is used to ...

The Confession

Literature; Bestsellers

Grisham's New York Bestseller continues with another subpar effort whose plot and characters, none of whom are painted in shades of gray, aren't able to support an earnest protest ...

confession

Religion; Christianity

1. A profession of faith (e.g. By the martyrs) or statement of doctrine (e.g. Augsburg Confession). 2. Admission of sin, either directly to God in prayer, generally to the ...

confession

Religion; Christian theology

Although the term refers primarily to the admission of sin, it acquired a rather different technical sense in the sixteenth century - that of a document which embodies the ...

answer

Law; Legal

The document that responds to the allegations in a complaint; must be filed within a specific period of time after service has been effectuated.

appellate level court

Law; Legal

Appellate courts review the records of trial court decision to determine whether the trial court erred.

amicus curiae

Law; Legal

It is a legal memo filed by a non-party who has information or opinions that may be instructive to the court.

amnesty

Law; Legal

Amnesty is the clearing of a record; similar to a pardon.Amnesty is as though the act never happened.

prayer for relief

Law; Legal

Prayer for relief is also called as ad damnum clause. It is the element of the complaint that asks for damages.

advance sheet

Law; Legal

Advance sheet is a pamphlet that comes out in advance of the hardbound volume; most commonly used by case law books.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L

0
Terms
0
Blossaries
1
Followers

Industry/Domain: People Category: Musicians

Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist punk-rock band based in Moscow. The band was founded in August 2011 and stages politically provocative performances ...