Meaning & use
admittal
The act of admitting something, such as acknowledging a fact, mistake, or wrongdoing.
See it in a sentence
His admittal of the error came only after the evidence became impossible to deny.
The company's admittal of the safety failure led to a wave of lawsuits.
A note on using this word
Admittal is a rare, formal variant; admission is far more common in everyday and legal English.
Words with a similar meaning
admissionacknowledgment
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