What is a confession?

• A. A denial of guilt
• B. A direct acknowledgment of guilt
• C. An admission that implicates someone else
• D. An unsigned rumor

Answer: (B)

A confession is a direct admission of guilt by the person who committed the crime. This is the best choice because it describes a statement where the accused themselves openly acknowledge that they did it, in their own words or in writing. It’s different from denying guilt, from repeating an unsigned rumor, or from claiming that someone else is responsible. If someone’s statement implicates another person, that does not fit the standard idea of a confession of the speaker’s own guilt.