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Webster 1913 Edition

Admission

Ad-mis′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
admissio
: cf. F.
admission
. See
Admit
.]
1.
The act or practice of admitting.
2.
Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.
What numbers groan for sad
admission
there!
Young.
3.
The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something [GREEK]serted; acknowledgment; concession.
The too easy
admission
of doctrines.
Macaulay.
4.
(Law)
Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
5.
A fact, point, or statement admitted;
as,
admission
made out of court are received in evidence
.
6.
(Eng. Eccl. Law)
Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
Shipley.
Syn. – Admittance; concession; acknowledgment; concurrence; allowance. See
Admittance
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Admission

ADMISS'ION

,
Noun.
[L. admissio.]
1.
The act or practice of admitting, as the admission of aliens into our country; also, the state of being admitted.
2.
Admittancep power or permission to enter; entrance; access; power to approach; as, our laws give to foreigners easy admission to the rights of citizens; the admission of a clerk to a benefice.
3.
Allowance; grant of an argument or position not fully proved.

Definition 2024

admission

admission

English

Noun

admission ‎(plural admissions)

  1. The act or practice of admitting.
    • 2012, Caroline Davies, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce they are expecting first baby (in The Guardian, 3 December 2012)
      The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ended months of intense speculation by announcing they are expecting their first child, but were forced to share their news earlier than hoped because of the Duchess's admission to hospital on Monday.
  2. Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.
  3. The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgment; concession.
  4. (law) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
  5. A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
  6. (Britain, ecclesiastical law) Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
  7. The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.
    There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.

Synonyms

Related terms

  • legacy admission

Derived terms

See also

Translations

cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • Swedish: inträdesavgift (sv) n, entréavgift (sv) n

External links

  • admission in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • admission in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Etymology

From Latin admissio.

Pronunciation

Noun

admission f ‎(plural admissions)

  1. admission (act of admitting; state of being admitted)

Etymology

Latin admissio; compare French admission. See admit.

Pronunciation

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