Complete Definition of "admission"

English

Etymology
L. admissio: cf. F. admission. See admit

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /æd�mɪ�.�n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ��n|-ɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

  1. The act or practice of admitting.
  2. Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.
  3. The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something aserted; acknowledgment; concession.
  4. (Law) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
  5. A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
  6. (Eng. Eccl. Law) Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.

Synonyms
admittance; concession; acknowledgment; concurrence; allowance

Translations
Japanese: �場 (nyūj�)

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