confess to the police的意思|示意

The police hoped he would confess to a crime he didn't commit.

警方希望他能够坦白他所犯下的罪行，但是他什么都没做。

Several experiments, for example, have focused on the use of false evidence, as when police pretend they have proof of a person’s guilt in order to encourage him to confess.

比如，有几个实验关注的是使用虚假证据，就像警察假装持有某人的犯罪证据以鼓动他自己认罪。

According to the police commander, the suspects claimed that Hemmah was a known witch in the area and subjected her to severe torture, compelling her to confess to being a witch.

而据警方负责人称，这些嫌犯四处宣扬海玛系当地一知名“女巫”，并折磨其逼迫其承认此套说辞。