Concede
Concede verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Question and concede are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Question" instead a verb "Concede".
Nearby Words: concession, conceding
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Not only does Spock question the logic of doing so (only to concede that it is in that circumstance), but they end up getting caught shortly afterward because of a lapse of protocol they didn't know about.
Source: Dressing as the Enemy - It is also a risky gamble, since it is an affirmative defense that requires the defendant to concede culpability in the crime in question and places the burden of proof on the defense to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that their client was insane.
Source: Insanity Defense
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