CHABAD.ORG DEFINES KOL NIDRE AS FOLLOWS:

Kol Nidre serves a technical function, ensuring that we do not unknowingly transgress vows we may not even know we’ve made. This is similar to the declaration made on the morning before Rosh Hashanah.

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On a deeper level, it reflects the way we enter this sacred day, when we are wholly united with G‑d and each other, leaving behind our self-imposed limitations, proclaiming—to ourselves and G‑d—that we regret and distance ourselves from the poor decisions that we humans inevitably make.

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