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ad⋅mis⋅sion

  [ad-mish-uhn]
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–noun
1. the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
2. right or permission to enter: granting admission to the rare books room.
3. the price paid for entrance, as to a theater or ball park.
4. an act or condition of being received or accepted in a position, profession, occupation, or office; appointment: admission to the bar.
5. confession of a charge, an error, or a crime; acknowledgment: His admission of the theft solved the mystery.
6. an acknowledgment of the truth of something.
7. a point or statement admitted; concession.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L admissiōn- (s. of admissiō), equiv. to admiss-, var. s. of admittere to admit + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
1. See entrance 1 . 2. access.
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Word Origin & History

admission 
1495, "the literal act of letting in," from L. admissionem (nom. admissio, gen. admissionis) "a letting in," from admissus, pp. of admittere (see admit).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ad·mis·sion
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of admitting <admission into evidence>
2 a : a party's acknowledgment that a fact or statement is true
NOTE: In civil cases admissions are often agreed to and offered in writing to the court before trial as a method of reducing the number of issues to be proven at trial. b : a party's prior out-of-court statement or action that is inconsistent with his or her position at trial and that tends to establish guilt —compare CONFESSION declaration against interest at DECLARATION
NOTE: Under the Federal Rules of Evidence an admission is not hearsay. Silence can sometimes be construed as an admission where a person would reasonably be expected to speak up.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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