Definition
逼供 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to extort a confession'. The verb 逼 and the object 供 can split when you insert duration, measure words, or frequency: e.g. 逼了三天供 ('forced a confession for three days'). The person being forced is introduced with a preposition like 对 or 向, not placed after 逼供 directly.
v.o.
to extort a confession
Examples
- 逼供。Jǐngfāng bù néng shǐyòng bī gòng shǒuduàn.The police cannot use methods of forcing a confession.
- ，。Tāmen bī le jǐ cì gòng, fànrén zhōngyú chéngrèn le.They extorted a confession several times, and the prisoner finally admitted it.
- 逼供。Fǎlǜ míngquè jìnzhǐ bī gòng.The law explicitly forbids extorting confessions.
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