a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party罪を認め、犯人によって署名される書面の文書自白書
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution赦免を願い償いの象徴で聖職者の前に彼の罪深さを明らかにしている悔悛者の行為懺悔