Definition

1. 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

1. To receive (hàng lậụ.), to shelter (illegally)