ngục hình
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Definition
- Noun:
- Imprisonment, incarceration: The state of being confined in prison as a legal punishment for a crime. It refers specifically to the penalty itself, not the place.
- Prison sentence: The judicial act of sentencing someone to a term in prison.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tòa án tuyên án phạm nhân mức ngục hình nặng nhất. (The court sentenced the criminal to the most severe imprisonment.)
- Hình phạt cho tội đó có thể là ngục hình hoặc phạt tiền. (The penalty for that offense can be imprisonment or a fine.)
Advanced Usage
"Chịu ngục hình": to serve a prison sentence, to undergo imprisonment.
- Hắn phải chịu ngục hình 10 năm vì tội cướp. (He had to serve a 10-year imprisonment for robbery.)
"Án ngục hình": a prison sentence verdict.
- Bản án cuối cùng là án ngục hình có thời hạn. (The final verdict was a fixed-term prison sentence.)
Variants and Related Words
Ngục tù (n): prison, jail (refers to the institution or the state of being imprisoned).
- Cuộc vượt ngục khỏi nhà ngục tù đó đã gây chấn động. (The prison break from that jail caused a shock.)
Tù hình (n): penal sentence, penalty of confinement (a more formal/legal synonym).
- Giam cầm (v/n): to imprison / imprisonment (focuses on the act of confining).
Synonyms
- Sự giam giữ: detention, confinement.
- Án tù: prison sentence.
- Sự bỏ tù: the act of putting someone in prison.
Notes on Meaning
- Primary Legal Term: "Ngục hình" is primarily a formal and legal term. In everyday conversation, words like "ở tù" (to be in prison) or "án tù" (prison sentence) are more common.
- Punishment vs. Place: It denotes the of being sent to prison, not the physical prison building (which is "nhà tù" or "ngục").
- Historical/Literary Use: The word "ngục" (prison) within the compound gives it a slightly classical or solemn tone, often found in legal documents, historical texts, or formal writing.
- Imprisonment