口供 (kǒu gòng) — oral confession or testimony, especially given to police or court
Definition
Formal legal term for a spoken statement given to police or a court. Distinct from the written 陈述 (chénshù) and from 证词 (zhèngcí), which covers witness testimony more broadly.
noun
oral confession or testimonyespecially given to police or court
Measure word · 份
Examples
- 口供。Tā de kǒu gòng qián hòu máo dùn.His oral testimony is contradictory.
- 口供。Lǜ shī zǐ xì yuè dú le zhè fèn kǒu gòng.The lawyer carefully read this deposition.
- 口供。kǒu gòng Bù néng zuò wéi wéi yī de zhèng jù.Oral testimony cannot be the only evidence.
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