Definition

1. Verb:
   • To commit wilful homicide; to commit murder with intent: "cố sát" specifically refers to the act of intentionally and deliberately killing another person, with premeditation or a determined will to cause death. It is a legal term for murder.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn bị kết án tử hình vì tội cố sát. (He was sentenced to death for the crime of wilful homicide.)
  • Cảnh sát điều tra vụ cố sát tại công viên. (The police are investigating a case of intentional murder in the park.)
  • Bị cáo bị truy tố về tội cố sát. (The defendant is being prosecuted for the crime of murder.)

Advanced Usage

• Legal Context: "cố sát" is almost exclusively used in formal, legal, or journalistic contexts to describe the criminal act of murder, distinguishing it from manslaughter ("ngộ sát" or "vô ý làm chết người").
  • Tòa án phân biệt rõ giữa tội cố sát và ngộ sát. (The court clearly distinguishes between the crime of murder and manslaughter.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sát nhân (verb/noun): To kill a person; a killer/murderer. This is a more general term for homicide.
• Giết người (verb phrase): To kill a person. This is the common, non-legal term for murder.
• Ám sát (verb): To assassinate. This implies a planned murder, often for political motives.
• Ngộ sát (verb): To commit manslaughter (unintentional killing).

Synonyms

• Giết người có chủ ý: To kill with intent (descriptive phrase).
• Mưu sát: To plot to kill; to murder by scheme (emphasizes premeditation).

Related Phrases / Collocations

• Tội cố sát (noun phrase): The crime of wilful murder.
  • Bị kết án tội cố sát. (To be convicted of murder.)
• Hành vi cố sát (noun phrase): The act of wilful homicide.
  • Hành vi cố sát là cực kỳ nghiêm trọng. (The act of murder is extremely serious.)
• Vụ án cố sát (noun phrase): A murder case.
  • Vụ án cố sát này gây chấn động dư luận. (This murder case shocked public opinion.)

verb

1. To commit wilful homicide