Definition

Verb: - To question, to interrogate: The formal act of an authorized person (typically a police officer, investigator, or judicial official) systematically asking a person questions to obtain information, a statement, or a confession, especially within a legal or criminal investigation context.

Usage

• This verb is used specifically in formal, legal, or official contexts. It describes the procedural action taken by authorities.
• The object of the action is the person being questioned.
• It often implies a structured or recorded process.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cảnh sát đang lấy cung nghi phạm tại đồn. (The police are interrogating the suspect at the station.)
  • Việc lấy cung phải được tiến hành theo đúng quy định của pháp luật. (The interrogation must be conducted in accordance with legal regulations.)
  • Sau khi bị bắt, anh ta đã bị lấy cung trong nhiều giờ. (After being arrested, he was questioned for many hours.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lấy cung khai": A more formal variant emphasizing the act of taking a formal statement or deposition.
  • Công an đã tiến hành lấy cung khai từ tất cả nhân chứng. (The police conducted the taking of statements from all witnesses.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thẩm vấn (verb): To interrogate, to examine. Often used interchangeably with "lấy cung" but can sound slightly more formal or comprehensive.
• Hỏi cung (verb): A near-synonym meaning to interrogate. The core meaning is identical to "lấy cung".
• Cuộc thẩm vấn / Cuộc hỏi cung (noun): The interrogation session.
• Khai báo (verb): To declare, to testify. This is what the person being interrogated does.
• Lời khai (noun): The testimony, the statement obtained from interrogation.

Synonyms

• Tra hỏi: To question, to grill (can be used in both formal and less formal contexts).
• Chất vấn: To question, to interrogate (often in a political or demanding context).

Related Phrases / Collocations

• Lấy cung bị can: To interrogate the accused.
• Lấy cung nhân chứng: To take a witness statement / to question a witness.
• Biên bản lấy cung: Interrogation record / minutes of questioning.

verb

1. to question, to interrogate