立功赎罪以行动和建树功绩来抵偿罪过。例可赦其小过,以待立功赎罪罢!——清钱彩《说岳全传》英perform meritorious services to atone for one’s crimes; store for one's crimes by performing meritorious service;
立功建功劳;做出贡献。例为国立功。英do a deed of merit; do a meritorious deed; make contribution; render meritorious service;
戴罪立功指身背罪名而立功以图减轻罪名。例戴罪立功,以赎前衍。英make amends for one's wrong doing; atone for one's crime by doing good deeds;
带罪立功指允许有罪的人立功将功抵罪。例说什么“舒某人有罪佛爷很可以革掉他的功名叫他带罪立功,以观后效。”——《官场现形记》英make amends for one's wrongdoing; atone for one's crimes by doing good deeds;