written confession; statement of repentance
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
written confession; statement of repentance
archaicA historical legal or official document in which a person admits guilt or expresses remorse. It is no longer used in modern legal contexts.
Fàn犯
rén人
huà画
yā押
hòu后
，
chéng呈
shàng上
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
fú伏
biàn辩
。
After affixing his fingerprint, the prisoner presented his written confession.
Zài在
gōng公
táng堂
zhī之
shàng上
，
tā他
bèi被
pò迫
xiě写
xià下
le了
fú伏
biàn辩
。
In the courtroom, he was forced to write a statement of confession.
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Zhè这
fèn份
fú伏
biàn辩
chéng成
le了
gěi给
tā他
dìng定
zuì罪
de的
guān关
jiàn键
zhèng证
jù据
。
This written confession became the key evidence for his conviction.