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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acknowledging guilt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone admits to wrongdoing or accepts responsibility for their actions.
Example: "In his statement, he was clear about acknowledging guilt for his past mistakes."
Alternatives: "admitting fault" or "accepting responsibility".
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You're acknowledging guilt on some level.
It allowed firms to settle allegations without ever acknowledging guilt.
The mayor, who has been pressured to resign by many residents and politicians, said he was not acknowledging guilt.
He was 12 when his father, acknowledging guilt, was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
That legal statement was left to a press aide to read the next day, along with the spin that it wasn't really lying, lest a film clip of Clinton acknowledging guilt become part of his television legacy.
Since February, Mr. Cuomo's office has negotiated 10 settlements with law firms and lawyers who, while not acknowledging guilt, have repaid nearly $1.3 million to the state and given up any claims to pension benefits.
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To express remorse, they must acknowledge guilt.
Merrill neither acknowledged guilt nor provided for any investor restitution.
The judge poses a final question to each defendant: Do you acknowledge guilt?
Retributive justice often relieves the offender from the obligation to acknowledge guilt or to repay the victim and community.
Receiving bail is itself unusual in Japan, but even more so for those who refuse to acknowledge guilt.
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