自首 (zì shǒu) — to turn oneself in (to the police/justice); to surrender and confess one's crime
Definition
自首 means a criminal voluntarily turning himself in to police to confess — a legal term tied to a lighter sentence. Unlike 投降 (surrender in war/conflict), 自首 specifically refers to giving oneself up for a crime.
verb
to turn oneself in (to the police/justice)to surrender and confess one's crime
Examples
- ，自首。Tā fàn le zuì, zuì hòu jué dìng qù zì shǒu.He committed a crime and finally decided to turn himself in.
- 自首，。Jǐng fāng quàn tā jǐn zǎo zì shǒu, zhēng qǔ cóng qīng chǔ lǐ.The police advised him to surrender as soon as possible to get a lighter punishment.
- 自首。zì shǒu Shì fǎ lǜ shàng cóng qīng chǔ fá de zhòng yào tiáo jiàn.Surrendering oneself is an important condition for a lighter sentence under the law.
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