hung phạm
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Definition
Noun: * Murderer, perpetrator (of a serious crime): A person who has committed a murder or a particularly serious, violent crime. The term strongly implies guilt and the heinous nature of the act.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cảnh sát đã bắt được hung phạm trong vụ án mạng. (The police have arrested the murderer in the homicide case.)
- Hung phạm đã thừa nhận toàn bộ hành vi phạm tội. (The perpetrator has confessed to the entire criminal act.)
- Danh tính của hung phạm vẫn chưa được xác định. (The identity of the culprit has not yet been determined.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "hung phạm" is used almost exclusively in legal, police, and journalistic contexts when reporting on serious crimes. It is a formal and weighty word.
- It carries a strong connotation of being the principal and guilty party in a violent crime, not just a suspect or an accomplice.
Variants and Related Words
- Hung thủ (noun): This is a direct synonym, also meaning "murderer" or "perpetrator." The two terms are often used interchangeably.
- Sát nhân (noun): Murderer, killer. This word focuses more on the act of killing.
- Tội phạm (noun): Criminal. This is a broader, more general term for any lawbreaker.
- Kẻ giết người (noun phrase): Literally "person who kills people"; murderer.
Synonyms
- Murderer
- Perpetrator
- Culprit
- Killer (in the context of homicide)
Related Phrases
- Truy nã hung phạm: To hunt for/wanted the perpetrator.
- Bắt giữ hung phạm: To apprehend/capture the perpetrator.
- Lời khai của hung phạm: The perpetrator's testimony/confession.