chứa chấp
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Definition
- Verb:
- To harbor; to shelter (illegally): To knowingly provide a place of refuge or concealment for a person, typically someone who is evading authorities or is involved in illegal activities.
- To receive; to possess (stolen goods): To knowingly keep, hold, or store items that have been obtained illegally, such as stolen property or contraband.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bị cáo bị buộc tội chứa chấp tội phạm. (The defendant was charged with harboring a criminal.)
- Hắn bị bắt vì chứa chấp hàng lậu. (He was arrested for receiving smuggled goods.)
- Chứa chấp của cải ăn cắp là một tội hình sự. (Possessing stolen property is a criminal offense.)
Advanced Usage
- Legal Context: In legal terminology, "chứa chấp" specifically refers to the crimes of harboring a fugitive or being an accessory after the fact, and the possession/receipt of stolen goods (known as "receiving stolen property").
- Luật pháp nghiêm trị hành vi chứa chấp. (The law severely punishes the act of harboring.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sự chứa chấp (n): The act of harboring or receiving illegal items/persons; legally equivalent to "harboring" or "receiving".
- Sự chứa chấp này đủ bằng chứng để khởi tố. (This act of harboring is sufficient evidence for prosecution.)
- Kẻ chứa chấp / Người chứa chấp (n): A person who harbors or receives; a harborer; a receiver (of stolen goods).
- Cả tên trộm lẫn kẻ chứa chấp đều bị bắt. (Both the thief and the receiver were arrested.)
Synonyms
- To harbor: To give shelter or refuge.
- To shelter: To provide protection.
- To conceal: To keep something secret or hidden.
- To receive (stolen goods): To take possession of illegally obtained items.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Chứa chấp kẻ gian: To harbor evildoers/villains.
- Làng đó bị nghi ngờ chứa chấp kẻ gian. (That village is suspected of harboring villains.)
- Chứa chấp tội phạm: To harbor criminals.
- Căn nhà hoang được dùng để chứa chấp tội phạm. (The abandoned house was used to harbor criminals.)
verb
- To receive (hàng lậụ.), to shelter (illegally)