• n  an admission of misdeeds or faults
• n  a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
• n  (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
• n  a public declaration of your faith
• n  the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)

News & Articles

• Beach double-murder suspect wants confession thrown out
  A woman arrested for the murder of two brothers at a Virginia Beach Rally's wants her video taped confession thrown out for her trial.
  June 11, 2013 - WTKR Norfolk
• Confession can't be used in trial
  Police say an Indiana man told investigators he killed his father and helped his ailing mother commit suicide, but prosecutors can't use that alleged confession against him during his trial in... Read more at www.WISHTV.com
  June 10, 2013 - WISH-TV Indianapolis
• Confession can't be used at murder trial
  When Brian 'Scott' Hartman stands trial in September on charges he fatally shot his father — and helped his seriously ill mother commit suicide — jurors will not hear about a confession he allegedly provided to Randolph County sheriff's investigators.
  June 10, 2013 - The Star Press

Quotes

• Judith Regan in New York Post
  I wanted the confession for my own selfish reasons and for the symbolism of that act,Regan said in a written statement released last night.
• Mark Hackel in Forbes
  He gave a very lengthy confession, laying out exactly what took place,Hackel said.
• Joe Tacopina in International Herald Tribune
  There was no confession, no admission of a crime by Joran on any of these tapes, which is very telling,Tacopina said on US television network ABC's show, "Good Morning America."