供词 (gōng) — confession (under interrogation); statement (made under examination)
Definition
A formal legal term for a suspect's written or recorded statement during police interrogation or trial. Distinct from 证词, which is a witness's testimony, not the suspect's own words.
noun
confession (under interrogation)statement (made under examination)
Examples
- 供词。Xián yí rén zài shěn xùn zhōng qiān shǔ le gōng.The suspect signed the confession during the interrogation.
- 供词。Lǜ shī zhì yí zhè fèn gōng de zhēn shí xìng.The lawyer questioned the authenticity of this statement.
- 供词。Fǎ tíng yǐ gōng wèi zhǔ yào zhèng jù zuò chū pàn jué.The court made a ruling based primarily on the confession.
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