quốc cấm

Definition

1. Noun:
   • State prohibition / national ban: An official, legally enforced prohibition issued by the state or national government, making a specific activity, item, or substance illegal throughout the country.
   • Contraband / prohibited goods: Refers to the specific items or merchandise that are forbidden by national law.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thuốc phiện là một thứ quốc cấm. (Opium is a state-prohibited substance.)
  • Việc buôn lậu hàng quốc cấm bị trừng trị rất nặng. (Smuggling contraband is punished severely.)
  • Luật mới đưa chất này vào danh sách quốc cấm. (The new law places this substance on the list of national bans.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and legalistic, primarily used in official documents, laws, and news reports.
• It implies a prohibition at the highest (national) level of authority, distinguishing it from local bans or regulations.

Variants and Related Words

• Cấm (v): to forbid, to prohibit.

  • Nhà nước cấm hành vi này. (The state prohibits this act.)

• Hàng cấm (n): contraband, forbidden goods (a more general term than quốc cấm).

  • Hải quan thu giữ hàng cấm. (Customs seized contraband.)

Synonyms

• National ban: A prohibition enacted by a nation.
• Contraband: Goods that are illegal to possess or trade.
• Prohibition: The act of forbidding something by law.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Buôn bán hàng quốc cấm: To trade in contraband / state-prohibited goods.
  • Bọn tội phạm bị bắt vì buôn bán hàng quốc cấm. (The criminals were arrested for trading in contraband.)