full admission

[/fʊl əd'mɪʃən/]
nounpl: full admissions
admissão completa
1. A complete and unreserved acknowledgment or confession of something, typically wrongdoing, guilt, or responsibility
After weeks of questioning, he made a full admission of his involvement in the fraud.
Após semanas de interrogatório, ele fez uma admissão completa de seu envolvimento na fraude.
2. In legal or official contexts, the unrestricted acceptance of someone into a place, institution, or organization
The university offered her full admission to the program with a scholarship.
A universidade ofereceu a ela uma admissão completa no programa com bolsa de estudos.
3. Unrestricted access or entry to a place or event
Full admission to the museum includes access to all exhibits and the special collection.
A admissão completa ao museu inclui acesso a todas as exposições e à coleção especial.
The phrase 'full admission' is commonly used in American legal and educational contexts. In Brazil, 'admissão completa' is the standard term used in universities and official documents. In informal speech, both Americans and Brazilians may use the synonym 'confession' or 'coming clean' when referring to admitting wrongdoing in personal situations.
NYC Slang
coming clean / the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Synonyms / Sinônimos
complete admissionfull confessiontotal acknowledgmentunreserved acceptancecomplete acceptance
Antonyms / Antônimos
denialrejectionrefusalpartial admissionconditional admission

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
admissão completa
Standard usage in formal and legal contexts
Rio de Janeiro
admissão completa / confissão total
May use confissão total for emphasis in colloquial speech
São Paulo
admissão plena / admissão integral
More formal alternatives used in business and legal contexts
Portugal
admissão completa / confissão total
Similar to Brazilian usage; confissão total more common in informal contexts

Related Words

confessionacknowledgmentacceptancedeclarationdisclosureguilt

Related Idioms & Phrases

make a full admission
full admission of guilt
gain full admission
grant full admission
by one's own full admission
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