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Confession

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001172

A formal statement made by an individual admitting to having committed a crime or to being involved in its commission. For a confession to be admissible in court, it must be made voluntarily and without coercion. In criminal procedure, a confession is a powerful piece of evidence.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001172
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Confession",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A formal statement made by an individual admitting to having committed a crime or to being involved in its commission. For a confession to be admissible in court, it must be made voluntarily and without coercion. In criminal procedure, a confession is a powerful piece of evidence.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/confession/"
}

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