Definitions

1. Noun:

   • A punishment involving custody: "phạt giam" refers to a legal penalty where an offender is deprived of personal liberty and confined to a detention facility for a specified period.
   • Detention sentence: It denotes the specific judicial sentence of imprisonment.

2. Verb (phrase):

   • To sentence to detention: The act of a court or judicial authority imposing a custodial sentence on a convicted person.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Tòa án tuyên án phạt giam ba năm. (The court pronounced a three-year detention sentence.)
  • Tội đó có thể bị phạt giam. (That crime can be punishable by custody.)

• Verb (phrase):

  • Tòa sẽ phạt giam bị cáo. (The court will sentence the defendant to detention.)
  • Anh ta bị phạt giam vì tội trộm cắp. (He was sentenced to detention for theft.)

Advanced Usage

• "Án phạt giam": A detention sentence (a more formal legal term combining "sentence" and "detention punishment").

  • Bản án bao gồm án phạt giam hai năm. (The verdict includes a two-year detention sentence.)

• "Bị phạt giam": To be sentenced to detention (passive construction).

  • Hắn đã bị phạt giam từ năm ngoái. (He has been sentenced to detention since last year.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giam giữ (v): To detain, to hold in custody (often refers to the act of holding someone, not necessarily the final sentence).

  • Cảnh sát có quyền giam giữ nghi phạm. (The police have the right to detain a suspect.)

• Tù giam (n): Imprisonment, jail time (a common synonym for the state of being imprisoned).

  • Hắn đang chấp hành án tù giam. (He is serving a prison sentence.)

• Phạt tù (v/n): To sentence to prison / a prison sentence (a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "phạt giam").

  • Mức phạt tù cho tội này rất nặng. (The prison sentence for this crime is very severe.)

Synonyms

• Kết án tù: To convict to prison.
• Tuyên án tù: To pronounce a prison sentence.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a legal term, "phạt giam" itself is not typically broken down into phrasal verbs. However, related verbal phrases are used. - Áp dụng hình phạt giam: To apply/impose a detention punishment. - Tòa án áp dụng hình phạt giam đối với phạm nhân. (The court imposed a detention punishment on the convict.)

Related Idioms

Note: There are no common idioms directly using "phạt giam" due to its formal, legal nature. Legal terminology typically avoids idiomatic expressions.

1. Punish by terms of custody