Definition

1. 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.