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Discover LudwigThe phrase "admitted to committing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone acknowledges or confesses to having carried out a specific action, often in a legal or formal context.
Example: "The defendant admitted to committing the crime during the trial."
Alternatives: "acknowledged carrying out" or "confessed to doing".
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One in five men in Cambodia admitted to committing rape.
Bryant, who was married, admitted to committing adultery, but he insisted that the encounter was consensual.
It has never before admitted to committing torture in any part of its former empire.
Mr. Perez has himself admitted to committing a long list of crimes while in uniform.
The bank also admitted to committing wire fraud through its office in Japan relating to rate manipulation.
However, he is unlikely to qualify for parole, because he has never admitted to committing any crime.
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Michael Ayoade, 35, admitted to commiting what Judge Roger Chapple called "vicious, unprovoked attacks on young, lone females," Sky News reports.
Mr. Ventrella's lawyer, Vincent Nuzzi, said his client did not admit to committing any crimes.
The police also let him write a statement of repentance, but he didn't admit to committing a crime".
It has been paying off a penalty of $105m under a non-prosecution settlement with the American authorities, for offences it admits to committing before it withdrew.
The chief witness will admit to committing a crime, while the defense will say he is an innocent man who's lying.
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