phi tang
Definition
- Verb:
- To dispose of evidence: The primary legal meaning of "phi tang" is to intentionally destroy, discard, or conceal material evidence of a crime to obstruct an investigation or avoid prosecution.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tên tội phạm đã cố gắng phi tang vũ khí xuống sông. (The criminal tried to dispose of the weapon in the river.)
- Hành động phi tang chứng cứ là một tội nghiêm trọng. (The act of disposing of evidence is a serious crime.)
- Chúng không kịp phi tang các tài liệu bí mật trước khi cảnh sát ập vào. (They didn't have time to destroy the secret documents before the police raided.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in legal, investigative, or criminal contexts. It implies a deliberate and illicit act of evidence tampering.
Variants and Related Words
- Tiêu hủy tang vật (v): to destroy evidence or exhibits. This is a more formal or descriptive legal phrase.
- Bị cáo bị buộc tội tiêu hủy tang vật. (The defendant was charged with destroying evidence.)
Synonyms
- To destroy evidence: To ruin evidence so it can no longer be used.
- To conceal evidence: To hide evidence from discovery.
- To tamper with evidence: To alter or interfere with evidence illegally.
Related Idioms
- While "phi tang" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, the concept is central to the legal idiom "tiêu diệt chứng cứ" (to obliterate evidence).