只要你在这供状上按下手印
“As long as you press your fingerprint on this confession,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不想离任前再造杀孽
“I don't want to execute anyone before I leave.”
只要 你 在这 供状上 按下手印
“As long as you press your fingerprint on this confession,”
本官便以你主动投案为由
“I will consider that you turned yourself in”
“Give me what I want right now, and I might just spare your life.”
In imperial Chinese legal proceedings, pressing a red thumbprint or handprint on a confession legally bound the accused and symbolized absolute culpability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
written confession; deposition
A formal and historical legal term used for signed criminal statements.
to press one's thumbprint (as a signature)
Refers to traditional Chinese signing and legal endorsement of documents using ink and fingerprints.