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confession

英/kənfˈɛʃən/
美/kənˈfɛʃən/
01n.

承认, 坦白, 招供

an admission of misdeeds or faults; a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party; (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution; a public declaration of your faith

02n.

供认;认罪