guilt
He said he did not want to ask for a pardon because that implied an admission of guilt.
Even though the plea is not an admission of guilt, he could face up to 20 years in prison.
Her silence was taken as an admission of guilt.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Admitting & confessing
acknowledge something as something
acknowledgedly
acknowledgment
admittedly
avowedly
breastbeating
by your own admission
clean
climb down
come cleanidiom
concede
confess
hand
self-admittedly
self-confessedly
self-confession
stand
swallow your wordsidiom
take something back
to be honest (with you)idiom
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