old term for confession; written admission of guilt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
confession; written admission of guilt
archaicThis is an archaic legal term primarily used in historical contexts or classical literature, not in modern legal proceedings.
Fàn犯
rén人
dāng当
táng堂
huà画
yā押
，
xiě写
le了
fú伏
biàn辩
。
The criminal signed his confession on the spot in court.
Zhè这
fèn份
fú伏
biàn辩
shì是
tā他
de的
qīn亲
bǐ笔
gòng供
cí词
。
This confession is his own handwritten statement.
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Zài在
gǔ古
zhuāng装
xì戏
lǐ里
，
jīng经
cháng常
kàn看
dào到
xiàn县
guān官
ràng让
fàn犯
rén人
xiě写
fú伏
biàn辩
。
In historical dramas, you often see the county magistrate ordering the criminal to write a confession.