confess to

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confess something to someone and confess to someone

to admit something to someone; to admit having done something to someone. Tom confessed his involvement to the boss. Max confessed to the police.

confess to something

to admit having done something. He will not confess to the crime. In the end, Max confessed to it.

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In a 2006 pastoral letter, Bishop Michael Pfeifer of San Angelo, Texas, raised the question of why we ought to confess to a priest if God has already forgiven us. The empty box: why Catholics skip confession by Mann, Raymond C. / Commonweal 162) This is not a study of false confessions, so Leo did not explore the likelihood that any one of these techniques would cause the suspect to confess to a crime that he did not commit. A lie for a lie: false confessions and the case for reconsidering the ... by Gohara, Miriam S. / Fordham Urban Law Journal She said she knew that she had been forgiven by God for her wrongdoing but felt she still needed to confess to the school. Catholic guilt: you can run but you can't hide by Dix, Tara / U.S. Catholic More results

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In a 2006 pastoral letter, Bishop Michael Pfeifer of San Angelo, Texas, raised the question of why we ought to confess to a priest if God has already forgiven us.

The empty box: why Catholics skip confession by Mann, Raymond C. / Commonweal

162) This is not a study of false confessions, so Leo did not explore the likelihood that any one of these techniques would cause the suspect to confess to a crime that he did not commit.

A lie for a lie: false confessions and the case for reconsidering the ... by Gohara, Miriam S. / Fordham Urban Law Journal

She said she knew that she had been forgiven by God for her wrongdoing but felt she still needed to confess to the school.

Catholic guilt: you can run but you can't hide by Dix, Tara / U.S. Catholic

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