plead guilty; confess to a crime
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Meanings
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to plead guilty; to confess to a crime; to admit one's guilt
formalA formal or literary term, often used in legal or solemn contexts. It implies a formal act of confession, usually before an authority.
Zài在
què确
záo凿
de的
zhèng证
jù据
miàn面
qián前
，
tā他
zhǐ只
hǎo好
dī低
tóu头
fú伏
zuì罪
。
In the face of irrefutable evidence, he had no choice but to lower his head and confess his crime.
Fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
zuì最
zhōng终
fú伏
zuì罪
，
gòng供
rèn认
le了
quán全
bù部
fàn犯
zuì罪
shì事
shí实
。
The criminal suspect finally pleaded guilty and confessed to all the facts of the crime.
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Tā他
fú伏
zuì罪
hòu后
，
nèi内
xīn心
fǎn反
ér而
píng平
jìng静
le了
yī一
xiē些
。
After confessing his guilt, he felt somewhat more at peace inside.
Gǔ古
dài代
gōng公
táng堂
zhī之
shàng上
，
fàn犯
rén人
cháng常
cháng常
huà画
yā押
fú伏
zuì罪
。
In ancient courtrooms, criminals often signed their confessions and pleaded guilty.