服罪 (fú zuì) — to plead guilty; to admit to a crime

Definition

服罪 (fú zuì) is a formal legal verb meaning 'to plead guilty / admit to a crime,' used of a defendant in court rather than in casual speech.

verb
to plead guiltyto admit to a crime

Examples

  • 服罪
    Bèi gào zài fǎ tíng shàng fú zuì le.
    The defendant pleaded guilty in court.
  • 服罪
    Tā zuì zhōng fú zuì, jiē shòu le pàn jué.
    He finally admitted to the crime and accepted the verdict.
  • 服罪
    Lǜ shī jiàn yì dāng shì rén fú zuì yǐ jiǎn qīng xíng fá.
    The lawyer advised the client to plead guilty to reduce the sentence.

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