Collocations withconfession

These are words often used in combination withconfession.

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alleged confession
If we pass the amendment the element of causality between the behaviour of the prosecution and the alleged confession is totally removed.
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confession of faith
One definition of a formula is a confession of faith.
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false confession
It can hardly be doubted that if he had been advised by a solicitor he would not have signed a false confession.
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forced confession
Defendants are protected from self-incrimination, forced confession, and unrestricted admission of hearsay evidence.
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full confession
First, each man was instructed to search his own conscience and remember his own sins, a prerequisite for making a full confession and evidence of self-consciousness.
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