can phạm
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Definition
Noun:
- Defendant, accused person: A person formally charged with or on trial for a crime.
- Guilty party, perpetrator: A person who is guilty of committing an offense or crime.
Verb (archaic/literary usage):
- To be guilty of, to commit (a crime): To perpetrate or be culpable for an offense as defined by law.
Usage Examples
As a Noun:
- Can phạm đã được đưa ra tòa. (The defendant has been brought to court.)
- Cảnh sát đang truy tìm can phạm. (The police are searching for the perpetrator.)
As a Verb (archaic):
- Hắn can phạm tội cướp. (He committed the crime of robbery.)
Advanced Usage
- Legal Context: The term is primarily used in formal, legal, or journalistic contexts to refer to a person accused or found guilty of a crime. It carries a strong connotation of legal culpability.
- "can phạm chính": main perpetrator/prime suspect.
- Can phạm chính vẫn đang bỏ trốn. (The main perpetrator is still at large.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bị can (noun): A more common and specific legal term for "defendant" or "the accused" in a criminal proceeding. is often used synonymously with .
- Phạm nhân (noun): Convict; a person who has been found guilty and sentenced.
- Tội phạm (noun): Criminal; a more general term for a person who commits crimes.
Synonyms
- Thủ phạm (noun): Culprit, perpetrator (emphasizes being the direct cause).
- Người bị buộc tội (noun): The accused.
Related Phrases
- Bắt giữ can phạm: To arrest the perpetrator/defendant.
- Cảnh sát đã bắt giữ can phạm. (The police have arrested the perpetrator.)
- Lời khai của can phạm: The defendant's/perpetrator's testimony.
- Lời khai của can phạm có nhiều mâu thuẫn. (The defendant's testimony has many inconsistencies.)
- To be guilty of an offence
noun
- như bị can