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press somebody into confession

bī gòng

逼 供

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v.press somebody into confession
- xíng xùn bī gòng
  刑讯逼供
  use torture to extort a confession
- yán xíng bī gòng
  严刑逼供
  extort a confession by cruel torture
- jǐng fāng yòng bī gòng de bàn fǎ shǐ xián yí fàn zhāo rèn
  警方用逼供的办法使嫌疑犯招认。
  The police scared a confession out of the suspect by threats.
synonym
xíng xùn刑讯 kǎo wèn拷问

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