Definition & Meaning

plead guilty; admit/confess one's guilt

Word usage

rèn zuì

认 罪

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v.plead guilty; admit/confess one's guilt
- fú fǎ rèn zuì
  伏法认罪
  admit one's guilt and throw oneself on the mercy of the law
- rèn zuì tài du
  认罪态度
  attitude towards one's guilt
- rèn zuì chàn huǐ
  认罪忏悔
  plead guilty and repent
- tā de lǜ shī jiàn yì tā rèn zuì
  她的律师建议她认罪。
  Her lawyer advised her to plead guilty.
- tā mǎ shàng rèn zuì zài gòng rèn shū shang qiān zì
  他马上认罪，在供认书上签字。
  He will sign a full confession, plead guilty right now.
synonym
gòng rèn供认 zhāo rèn招认 fú zuì服罪 fú zuì伏罪

Word usage

Separable word
"认" and "罪" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 在事实面前，他认了罪。
  Facing to the facts, he pleaded guilty.
- 他认过罪了。
  He confessed his guilt.
- 嫌疑人什么时候认的罪？
  When did the suspect plead guilty?

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