admission

UK/ædˈmɪʃ.n̩/US/ədˈmɪʃən/

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Other forms: admissions

Admission is being let in, or the confession of a fact. Free admission, an admission of guilt, hospital admissions.

The two senses share the idea of letting something in — a door or a truth. In law an admission is a statement against your own interest, which is why it carries so much weight in evidence. Admissions in a hospital are counted as a measure of pressure.

Definitions of admission

1nounnounBeing let in.B1
“Admission to the museum is free for children under twelve.”
2nounadmissionThe confession of a fact.C1
“His admission that he had lied surprised everyone in the courtroom.”

Also practised as

nounBeing let in to a place or an institution.

Where it comes from

Latin admissio comes from admittere, to let in — ad plus mittere, to send. Admit is the same verb.

Latin
admissio
English, today
admission

Borrowed from Latin admissio; compare French admission. See admit.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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