串供 (chuàn gòng) — to collude to make each other's confessions consistent (in a legal context)

Definition

Examples

• 他们两个人串供，所以警察很快发现了问题。
  Tā men liǎng gè rén chuàn gòng, suǒ yǐ jǐng chá hěn kuài fā xiàn le wèn tí.
  The two of them colluded in their confessions, so the police quickly discovered the problem.
• 在审讯前，嫌疑人试图串供。
  Zài shěn xùn qián, xián yí rén shì tú chuàn gòng.
  Before the interrogation, the suspect tried to collude in making confessions consistent.
• 由于没有机会串供，他们的口供不一致。
  Yóu yú méi yǒu jī huì chuàn gòng, tā men de kǒu gòng bù yí zhì.
  Because they had no chance to collude, their confessions were inconsistent.

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