翻供 (fān gòng) — (law) to withdraw a confession; to retract one's testimony
Definition
Legal term for a defendant retracting a prior confession or testimony in court. Related to 自首 (turning oneself in) but goes the opposite direction — undoing an earlier admission.
verb
(law) to withdraw a confessionto retract one's testimony
Examples
- 。Tā fān le yí cì gòng.He retracted his confession once.
- 翻供。Bèi gào zài fǎ tíng shàng tū rán fān gòng.The defendant suddenly retracted his testimony in court.
- 翻供。Lǜ shī jiàn yì dāng shì rén bú yào fān gòng.The lawyer advised the client not to withdraw the confession.
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