Confessions

1. The title of two well-known autobiographies : that of Augustine from the fourth century, describing his early years and his conversion to Christianity , and that of the eighteenth-century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau .

Example Sentences

However, more recent research on interrogation methods and human psychology have shown this tactic can prove flawed, especially when used on young or vulnerable people, and lead to false confessions.

From Los Angeles Times

Thirty years ago, a journalist in the Indian state of Bihar filmed a series of shocking confessions: midwives admitting they routinely murdered new-born baby girls.

From BBC

Within days, police had obtained confessions from the teenagers — ages 14 to 16 — through methods considered today, at best, controversial.

From Los Angeles Times

Relying on evidence including the defendants’ own confessions, as well as travel and financial records and chat logs, the court found the six defendants guilty.

From BBC

Paul Scheer’s memoir, “Joyful Recollections of Trauma,” is not just a collection of harrowing — and often humorous — confessions but also a reminder that to persevere, we must strive to maintain our passions.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• account
• anecdote
• autobiography
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• journal
• life
• life story
• memory
• narrative
• note
• recollection
• reminiscence
• thesis
• treatise