luận tội

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To impeach: The formal process of bringing charges against a public official, typically a high-ranking one like a president or minister, for alleged crimes or misconduct while in office. It involves an official accusation, not a conviction.
   • To indict (in a formal, often political context): To formally accuse and proceed against someone, especially in a legislative or similar body, based on an examination of the evidence.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Quốc hội có quyền luận tội tổng thống. (The parliament has the power to impeach the president.)
  • Ủy ban đang xem xét việc luận tội vị bộ trưởng. (The committee is considering indicting the minister.)
  • Việc luận tội cần có bằng chứng rõ ràng. (Impeachment requires clear evidence.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in formal, legal, and political contexts concerning government officials. It describes the initial accusatory stage, which is often followed by a trial.

Variants and Related Words

• Sự luận tội (n): The act of impeachment; the impeachment process.
  • Sự luận tội tổng thống là một thủ tục hiến pháp. (The impeachment of the president is a constitutional procedure.)
• Bị luận tội (v): To be impeached; to be indicted.
  • Vị thẩm phán có thể bị luận tội vì hành vi sai trái. (The judge could be impeached for misconduct.)

Synonyms

• Impeach: To charge a public official with a crime.
• Indict: To formally accuse of a serious crime.
• Charge: To accuse someone officially of a crime.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with "luận tội," the concept is central to the phrase:
  • Trình trạng luận tội: Articles of Impeachment (the formal list of charges).

    • Hạ viện thông qua trình trạng luận tội. (The House passed the articles of impeachment.)