Definition

1. Verb:
   • To harbour; to conceal; to receive: The act of knowingly keeping, hiding, or storing items that have been illegally obtained by someone else, such as stolen property or contraband. It implies complicity or guilty knowledge.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn bị bắt vì tội oa trữ hàng lậu. (He was arrested for the crime of harbouring smuggled goods.)
  • Oa trữ đồ ăn cắp là một hành vi phạm pháp. (Receiving stolen goods is an illegal act.)
  • Cảnh sát nghi ngờ ông ta oa trữ vũ khí trong nhà kho. (The police suspect him of concealing weapons in the warehouse.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in legal and formal contexts to describe a specific criminal offence. It often appears in legal documents, news reports, and official accusations.
• The object of the verb is typically the illicit items themselves (e.g., stolen goods, illegal drugs, smuggled merchandise).

Variants and Related Words

• Chứa chấp (v): to harbour, to shelter (often used for people, like criminals, but can also apply to goods). It is a close synonym but can have a broader application.
  • Chứa chấp tội phạm bị truy nã. (To harbour a wanted criminal.)

Synonyms

• To harbour: To give shelter or refuge to something illicit.
• To conceal: To keep something secret or hidden.
• To receive (stolen goods): A specific legal term for accepting possession of illegally obtained items.

Related Legal Terms

• Tàng trữ (v): to stockpile, to store (often used for illegal possession of items like weapons or drugs without the specific connotation of receiving them from another's crime).
• Tiêu thụ tài sản do phạm tội mà có (Legal phrase): Trafficking in property obtained from crime. This is a related but distinct offence that involves selling or disposing of illicit goods.

verb

1. to conceal; to receive; to harbour
   • oa trữ đồ ăn cắp
     to receive stolen goods