avowal

/əˈvaʊəl/
noun
  1. A public or open statement admitting or declaring something.
    • The politician's avowal of his past mistakes won him some respect.
    • His avowal of love took her completely by surprise.
    • She made an avowal to always tell the truth, no matter how hard.
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