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Confession
Meaning and relationship to your legal situation.
What it means
Acknowledging the offence before the authorities may mitigate the penalty when the statutory conditions are met. A confession does not by itself amount to a procedural agreement to the prosecution case.
Legal reference
Spanish Criminal Code · art. 21
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