Etymology

Noun

1. The act or practice of admitting.
2. Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.
3. The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgment; concession.
4. Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
5. A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
6. Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.

Synonyms

• admittance; concession; acknowledgment; concurrence; allowance

Noun

1. Admission (act of admitting; state of being admitted).