自首 (zì shǒu) — to turn oneself in (to the police/justice); to surrender and confess one's crime

Definizione

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

Esempi

  • 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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