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extenuations

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plural of extenuation

as in palliations

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confessions

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In 1963, the Supreme Court banned confessions given under scopolamine and other truth-inducers as unconstitutionally coerced.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Lawyers for Davis plan to call, among others, an expert witness who specializes in false confessions.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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