A confession is a statement made by a person acknowledging
some personal fact that the person would prefer to keep hidden. The term is
generally associated with an admission of a moral or legal wrong. A legal
confession is an admission of some wrongdoing that has legal consequence, while
a confession in religion is usually more akin to a ritual by which the person
acknowledges thoughts or actions considered sinful or morally wrong within the
confines of the confessor's religion. Socially, however, the term may refer to
admissions that are neither legally nor religiously significant.
