bỏ tù
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Definition
Verb: - To imprison; to incarcerate; to put in jail: The act of legally confining someone in a prison as a punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial. It implies an official, authoritative action by the legal system.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cảnh sát đã bắt và bỏ tù tên tội phạm. (The police arrested and imprisoned the criminal.)
- Tòa án có thể bỏ tù người đó vì tội tham nhũng. (The court could put that person in jail for corruption.)
- Hắn bị bỏ tù mười năm. (He was thrown in prison for ten years.)
Advanced Usage
- Legal and Formal Context: The term is used in official, legal, and journalistic contexts to describe the action of the state or judicial authority.
- Chế độ độc tài thường bỏ tù những người bất đồng chính kiến. (Dictatorial regimes often incarcerate political dissidents.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tống giam (verb): A synonym with a similar meaning of sending someone to jail.
- Giam giữ (verb): To detain or hold in custody; can be a temporary state before a formal imprisonment.
- Bắt giam (verb): To arrest and detain; often the step leading to being .
Synonyms
- Giam cầm (verb): To hold captive, to imprison.
- Cầm tù (verb): To hold prisoner.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As a single verb, 'bỏ tù' does not have phrasal verb forms. The action is typically modified by adverbs or prepositional phrases. - Bị bỏ tù: To be imprisoned (passive voice). - Anh ta bị bỏ tù vì tội giết người. (He was imprisoned for murder.)
Related Idioms
- Vào tù ra khám: An idiom meaning "in and out of prison," describing a life of recurrent crime and imprisonment.
- Cuộc đời của hắn là một chuỗi dài 'vào tù ra khám'. (His life has been a long series of being in and out of jail.)
verb
- To put in jail, to throw in prison