Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sentence; to impose a punishment: The primary legal meaning of "gia hình" is to formally pronounce a judicial sentence or to inflict a penalty upon someone according to the law.
   • To punish; to subject to penalty: It refers to the act of applying a punitive measure as a consequence of a legal judgment.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The court decided to gia hình the corrupt official. (Tòa án quyết định gia hình viên quan tham nhũng.)
  • According to the old code, they could gia hình him for that act. (Theo luật cũ, họ có thể gia hình ông ta vì hành động đó.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is formal, historical, and primarily used in classical or legal literary contexts. It is not common in modern everyday speech.

Variants and Related Words

• Kết án (v): to convict, to pass sentence. This is the modern, commonly used equivalent.
  • Hắn bị kết án tù chung thân. (He was sentenced to life imprisonment.)
• Trừng phạt (v): to punish.
  • Pháp luật sẽ trừng phạt hành vi đó. (The law will punish that behavior.)

Synonyms

• Sentence: to declare the punishment decided for an offender.
• Condemn: to sentence someone to a punishment, especially a severe one.
• Punish: to inflict a penalty on someone for an offense.

Related Idioms

• Gia hình xử trảm: to sentence to decapitation. This is a historical legal phrase.
  • The rebel leader faced gia hình xử trảm. (Thủ lĩnh phiến loạn phải đối mặt với gia hình xử trảm.)