giam cấm
Definition
- Verb:
- To imprison and isolate: The primary meaning of "giam cấm" is to confine someone in a place and deliberately cut off their communication or contact with the outside world. It implies a state of both physical detention and informational isolation.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà cầm quyền giam cấm các nhà bất đồng chính kiến. (The authorities imprisoned and isolated political dissidents.)
- Tù nhân bị giam cấm trong các phòng biệt lập. (The prisoner was held in isolation in solitary confinement cells.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "giam cấm" is often used in formal or legal contexts to describe a severe form of detention that goes beyond simple imprisonment to include enforced seclusion and denial of external contact.
Variants and Related Words
- Giam giữ (v): to detain, to hold in custody. This focuses more on the act of confinement itself, without the strong connotation of complete isolation.
- Cảnh sát giam giữ nghi phạm. (The police detained the suspect.)
- Cách ly (v): to isolate, to quarantine. This word is used for isolation, often for health or security reasons, but does not inherently imply imprisonment.
- Bệnh nhân bị cách ly để ngăn dịch lây lan. (The patient was isolated to prevent the spread of the disease.)
Synonyms
- To incarcerate and isolate: To imprison while cutting off contact.
- To hold incommunicado: A legal term for detaining someone without access to the outside world.
Related Idioms
- While "giam cấm" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, the concept is related to expressions about complete loss of freedom and connection.