ad·mit vb ad·mit·ted, ad·mit·ting
vt
1: to concede as true or valid: make an admission of
2: to allow to be entered or offered
admitted the document into evidence
admit a will to probate
vi: to make acknowledgment
— used with to
admit s to the murder
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.