admit guilt
Example Sentences
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“He said to me, ‘Listen, why should I admit guilt when I got you out there coming up with exculpatory evidence saying I didn’t do it?’
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
During a news conference in Germany, Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin said they did not admit guilt or give Russian officials their consent to be removed, and vowed to return home one day.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024
When he isn’t mugging for Reed’s camera he vacillates between a stony-faced refusal to admit guilt and an approximation of remorse.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2024
Under the settlement, which the commission will formally vote on later this month, burger chain manager Manuel Gomez will admit guilt to 10 counts of campaign money laundering.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024
Time does not permit me to prove my case, and I will not admit guilt by owning that I deserve punishment by a fine.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
