England and Wales
In English law a confession includes:
any statement wholly or partly adverse to the person who made it, whether made to a person in authority or not and whether made in words or otherwise.
A confession may be admitted in evidence so long as it is relevant to any matter in issue and not excluded under the court's discretion.
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