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.

noun

1. murderer