bevallás

Bevallás is a Hungarian noun meaning the act of confessing or admitting something. It can refer to a private admission of guilt, a public declaration of beliefs, or a religious or moral confession. The word is formed from the verb bevall (to confess, admit) with the suffix -ás to denote the action or result.

In legal and everyday language, a bevallás is an admission of responsibility for an act, which may appear in statements to authorities, courts, or family. It may be written or spoken and can influence proceedings or personal accountability.

In religious usage, bevallás can mean a personal confession of sins or beliefs. In Hungarian Catholic usage, the term for the sacramental confession is gyónás, but bevallás commonly appears in sermons, diaries, or discussions of inner life.

Bevallás is also used to describe autobiographical or literary confession, for example when an author presents a "bevallás" about their life or experiences.

Related terms include vallomás (confession or testimony), which may be closer to "confession" in a legal or eyewitness sense, and nyilatkozat (statement).