gia trọng
Definition
- Verb:
- To aggravate, to make more serious or severe: "gia trọng" refers to the act of making a situation, condition, or offense more serious, severe, or weighty. It is often used in legal contexts.
- To increase the gravity or weight of something: This can be used more generally to describe increasing the seriousness or importance of a matter.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hành vi đó có thể gia trọng tội của bị cáo. (That action could aggravate the defendant's crime.)
- Việc thiếu hợp tác từ phía anh ta đã gia trọng thêm cho cuộc khủng hoảng. (His lack of cooperation further aggravated the crisis.)
- Các tình tiết gia trọng sẽ được tòa án xem xét. (Aggravating circumstances will be considered by the court.)
Advanced Usage
- "Tình tiết gia trọng": This is a fixed legal term meaning "aggravating circumstances." These are factors that increase the severity or culpability of a criminal act.
- Tòa án tuyên án nặng hơn do có nhiều tình tiết gia trọng. (The court handed down a heavier sentence due to the presence of many aggravating circumstances.)
Variants and Related Words
Gia tăng (verb): To increase, to augment. This is a more general term for increase and is not specific to legal severity.
- Gia tăng dân số (population increase)
Trọng tội (noun): A serious crime, a felony. This noun relates to the concept of a "weighty" or grave offense.
- Hắn bị buộc tội phạm trọng tội. (He was charged with a felony.)
Synonyms
- Làm trầm trọng thêm: To make more serious, to exacerbate.
- Tăng nặng: To make heavier/more severe (often used in legal/punitive contexts).
Related Phrases
- Yếu tố gia trọng: Aggravating factor. This phrase is used to describe a specific element that contributes to making a situation worse.
- Lịch sử phạm tội là một yếu tố gia trọng. (A criminal history is an aggravating factor.)
Related Idioms
Note: "Gia trọng" itself is a formal, specific term and is not commonly found in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is primarily technical or legal.