giam cầm
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Definition
- Verb:
- To imprison / to detain: The primary meaning of "giam cầm" is to confine someone, typically in a jail, prison, or other secure location, depriving them of their liberty.
- To hold in captivity: It can also mean to keep a person or animal in a state of confinement, not necessarily in a formal prison, such as in a room or enclosed space.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà chức trách đã giam cầm tên tội phạm. (The authorities imprisoned the criminal.)
- Họ bị giam cầm trong một căn phòng tối. (They were held captive in a dark room.)
- Việc giam cầm người vô tội là phi pháp. (Imprisoning innocent people is illegal.)
Advanced Usage
- "giam cầm trái phép": to detain unlawfully.
- Bọn bắt cóc đã giam cầm trái phép con tin. (The kidnappers unlawfully detained the hostage.)
Variants and Related Words
Giam giữ (v): to hold in custody, a very close synonym often used in legal contexts.
- Cảnh sát giam giữ nghi phạm để điều tra. (The police held the suspect in custody for investigation.)
Bắt giam (v): to arrest and imprison.
- Tòa án ra lệnh bắt giam bị cáo. (The court ordered the defendant to be arrested and imprisoned.)
Synonyms
- Imprison: to put or keep someone in prison.
- Confine: to keep someone restricted within certain limits.
- Incarcerate: a formal term meaning to imprison.
Related Idioms
- Giam cầm tự do: to imprison freedom (a metaphorical or literary usage).
- Chế độ độc tài đó giam cầm tự do ngôn luận. (That dictatorial regime imprisons freedom of speech.)
- Keep in a prison cell, place in confinement