forced confession

collocation in English

meaningsofforcedandconfession

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forced
adjective
uk
/fɔːst/us
/fɔːrst/
done against ...
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confession
noun[C or U]
uk
/kənˈfeʃ.ən/us
/kənˈfeʃ.ən/
the act of admitting that you have done something wrong ...
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(Definition offorcedandconfessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Defendants are protected from self-incrimination,forcedconfession, and unrestricted admission of hearsay evidence.
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Depending on the level of coercion used, aforcedconfessionis not valid in revealing the truth.
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Hand balanced these views with important decisions to protect a defendant's constitutional rights concerning unreasonable searches, forced confessions and cumulative sentences.
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The prosecution, fearing that a higher court would reverse any guilty verdicts, never introduced the forced confessions into evidence in the trial.
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A government statement says two of the officers will face the most serious allegations of extracting the forced confessions.
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Criminal investigations and trials relied on forced confessions and witness testimony.
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She sends investigators to extract forced confessions from her enemies and becomes increasingly paranoid and power-obsessed herself.
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It cited the rampant use of forced confessions, and the fact that even a senior justice ministry official admitted that 30% of cases went to court with no evidence.
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