false confession
Forced, untrue admission
A false confession is an admission of guilt for a crime one did not commit.
Such confessions may result from coercive interrogation techniques, psychological pressure, mental illness, or a desire to protect someone else.
False confessions have led to wrongful convictions that are later overturned by DNA evidence or other proof of innocence.
The documentary examined how police extracted a false confession from the teenager after hours of interrogation.
- admitConfess or grant entry
- duressCoercion through threats
- coercedPressured into compliance
- suggestibilityReadiness to accept influence
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
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