surrender oneself; confess voluntarily
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to surrender oneself (to the authorities); to voluntarily confess one's crime
formalLegal term referring to a criminal voluntarily turning themselves in and confessing their guilt to judicial authorities. Often results in reduced punishment under law.
Fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
zhǔ主
dòng动
dào到
gōng公
ān安
jī机
guān关
zì自
shǒu首
。
The suspect voluntarily surrendered himself to the public security authorities.
Tóu投
àn案
zì自
shǒu首
kě可
yǐ以
cóng从
qīng轻
chǔ处
fá罚
。
Surrendering oneself to the authorities can result in lighter punishment.
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Tā他
zài在
lǜ律
shī师
de的
péi陪
tóng同
xià下
qù去
jiǎn检
chá察
yuàn院
zì自
shǒu首
le了
。
He went to the procuratorate to surrender himself, accompanied by his lawyer.