供状

gòng zhuàng lù xiě

供状录写

copy a written confession

tā bèi pò zài gòng zhuàng shàng miàn qiān le zì

他被迫在供状上面签了字。

He signed the confession under duress.

zhè xiē gòng zhuàng jī hū shì yòng bī gòng de fāng shì dé lái de

这些供状几乎是用逼供的方式得来的。

The confessions were obtained by what amounts to torture.

yuán dài yǐ hòu zhǐ mó cái yòng yú yù cí gòng zhuàng

元代以后，指模才用于狱词供状。

The fingerprint was used as the written confession in prison after Tang.

zhè dào bù shì yī gè kōng dòng de chuī niú ér shì tā zhēn shí gǎn qíng de gòng zhuàng

这倒不是一个空洞的吹牛，而是他真实感情的供状。

This was not a mere empty vaunt, but a deliberate avowal of his real sentiments.