phạt giam

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phạt giam

Tòa án đã phạt giam kẻ buôn lậu.

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.

phạt giam

Tòa án đã phạt giam kẻ buôn lậu.

  1. Punish by terms of custody