public confession

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

An admission of guilt made openly to everyone.

confessionADJECTIVE + confession (admitting guilt)

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public

Examples (10)

  • The politician made a public confession about the scandal.
  • His public confession shocked the nation and led to his resignation.
  • She is preparing to make a public confession regarding her past actions.
  • The celebrity was pressured into a public confession after the evidence surfaced.
  • Do you think a public confession will be enough to regain the public's trust?
  • Making a public confession requires a great deal of courage.
  • A public confession would have been the only way to clear his conscience.
  • In some totalitarian regimes, a public confession was a tool of political control.
  • Despite the overwhelming evidence, he has refused to issue a public confession.
  • The CEO's tearful public confession of fraud was broadcast on all major news channels.