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confess to false charges under torture; confess to a crime one has not committed under torture

qū dǎ chéng zhāo

屈 打 成 招

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derogconfess to false charges under torture; confess to a crime one has not committed under torture
- tā de kǒu gòng shì qū dǎ chéng zhāo bù zú wéi zhèng
  他的口供是屈打成招，不足为证。
  His confession was forced out of him and can't be used as an evidence.
- shǐ qū dǎ chéng zhāo
  使屈打成招
  be forced into making a false confession
- tā shì qū dǎ chéng zhāo de
  他是屈打成招的。
  He made a spurious confession under coercion.
- qiú fàn bèi yán xíng bī gòng qū dǎ chéng zhāo
  囚犯被严刑逼供屈打成招。
  The prisoner was tortured to make him admit to the crime.
synonym
bù bái zhī yuān不白之冤 kǔ dǎ chéng zhāo苦打成招
antonym
nìng sǐ bù qū宁死不屈

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