Meaning & use

admittal

noun·Advanced

The act of admitting something, such as acknowledging a fact, mistake, or wrongdoing.

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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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