Priznanie

Priznanie is a Slovak noun meaning confession, admission, or acknowledgment of a fact, especially of guilt. It is derived from the verb priznať, to admit. In everyday language it denotes any statement in which a person admits something, such as recognizing a fault or declaring a decision.

In legal contexts, prizanie may refer to a written or spoken declaration of guilt or of factual matters presented to authorities. Phrases include priznanie viny (confession of guilt) and podanie priznania (submission of a confession). Such statements can influence the course of proceedings, subject to the rules governing voluntariness and reliability.

In broader usage, prizanie can denote acknowledgment of a fact or responsibility, not necessarily tied to criminal liability. The term is less common in religious contexts for the act of confessing sins to a priest, where spoveď is the more typical word, though prizanie can appear in religious or liturgical texts as a general confession of sins.

Translations of prizanie include confession, admission, and acknowledgment, depending on context. The Czech cognate is přiznání, with orthography reflecting language differences. See also related terms for cross-linguistic reference, such as confession in English and přiznání in Czech.