The phrase "admit the statement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when acknowledging or accepting the truth of a particular statement or claim.
Example: "After reviewing the evidence, I must admit the statement made by the witness holds merit."
Alternatives: "acknowledge the statement" or "accept the statement as true."
In court yesterday, police detective Andy Caldwell admitted the statement did refer to Simpson's previous trial but said the comment had not come from a sworn-in police officer.
Because he had a valid American visa and "there was nothing suspicious about his intention to visit Yemen," he was admitted, the statement said, adding that the Yemeni authorities were working to "identify any other individuals who may be linked to him".
Justice Doyle rejected admitting the statements as evidence, but was considering whether to accept them under a different legal argument.
Gottwald's lawyer, Christine Lepera, told TMZ the singer's sexual assault lawsuit is "a campaign of publishing outrageous and untrue statements," and claims Kesha and her mother have already admitted the statements are false.
I have to admit that the statement left me somewhat disoriented.
The Liberal Democrats admitted the Commons statement, supported by the civil service, was a constitutional innovation, but said it was legitimate for the party to agree with the Tories about specific budget measures, while disagreeing about fiscal plans into the next parliament.
BBC Sport returned to the officials it had spoken to previously, who admitted the official statement was contradictory and stood by what they had said earlier.
With cases of severe respiratory illness piling up, Whitman now admits that the statement was wrong.
"As early as 2004, Wachovia understood the risk," the bank admitted in the statement of settlement with the federal government, but, "despite these warnings, Wachovia remained in the business".
Earlier in the week, senior Liberals admitted that the statement by the defence minister, David Johnston, that he would not trust the SA-based shipbuilder ASC "to build a canoe", played a large part in the initial swings towards Labor.
