sai áp
Definition
- Verb (Legal Term):
- To seize / To distrain: The act of taking possession of property by legal authority, typically to secure payment of a debt or to enforce a court judgment.
- To attach: To take property into the custody of the law.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tòa án có thể ra lệnh sai áp tài sản của con nợ. (The court can order the seizure of the debtor's property.)
- Các mặt hàng nhập lậu đã bị sai áp tại cảng. (The smuggled goods were seized at the port.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is specific to formal legal and administrative contexts. It is not used in everyday conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Sự sai áp (n): The act of seizure; distraint; attachment.
- Sự sai áp tài sản được tiến hành theo luật định. (The seizure of property is carried out according to the law.)
Synonyms
- Seize: To take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
- Confiscate: To take property with authority.
- Impound: To seize and take legal custody of.
Related Legal Terms
- Lệnh sai áp (n): A writ of seizure; a distraint order.
- Cảnh sát thi hành lệnh sai áp. (The police executed the seizure order.)