Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To banish; to exile; to deport: The primary meaning of "phát lưu" is a historical punishment involving the forced removal of a convicted person to a distant, often remote, location.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tên phản nghịch bị kết án phát lưu ra đảo xa. (The rebel was sentenced to be banished to a remote island.)
  • Dưới triều đại phong kiến, tội nặng có thể bị phát lưu. (Under the feudal dynasty, serious crimes could be punished with exile.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "phát lưu" is now considered archaic and is primarily encountered in historical or literary contexts describing pre-modern judicial systems.

Variants and Related Words

• Phát vãng (archaic verb): A direct synonym, also meaning to banish or exile.
  • Bản án phát vãng được ghi trong sử sách. (The sentence of banishment was recorded in the history books.)

Synonyms

• Banish: To send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment.
• Exile: The state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.
• Deport: To expel a person from a country.

Notes on Usage

• "Phát lưu" specifically refers to a punitive, state-sanctioned act of removal. It is not used for voluntary emigration or travel.
• This term is functionally obsolete in contemporary legal and everyday language. Modern equivalents would be "trục xuất" (deport) or "lưu đày" (exile).

1. (từ cũ) như phát vãng