confession

  

Definition

Written or oral statement wholly or partly adverse to its maker and including an acknowledgment of guilt. A court may reject a confession if it is involuntary, or obtained by oppression or in circumstances that may render it unreliable. Facts discovered as a result of a confession are admissible as evidence even if the confession is not.

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