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Law/Patents - Law (general) / Law enforcement | | Vietnamese term or phrase: ép cung | | Trước vành móng ngựa, bị cáo phản cung, khai nhận bị ép cung. |
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1 hr confidence:  to be forced to confess (the guilt)
Explanation:
ép = ép buộc = to be forced to do something against one's will
cung = cung khai, thú tội, khai nhận = to confess, to depose
| Ai-Phuong Ton-Nu
Vietnam
Local time: 00:05
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Native speaker of:  Vietnamese
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1 day3 hrs confidence:
1 day3 hrs confidence: confessed (the guilt) under duress
Explanation:
under duress = forced to do something
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Note added at 3 days23 hrs (2010-07-25 04:06:24 GMT)
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cung = confess
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Note added at 5 days (2010-07-26 10:28:02 GMT)
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cung = cung khai = khai nhận tội = thú tội = to confess
| Pham Xuan Thanh
Local time: 00:05
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Native speaker of: Vietnamese
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