Definition

1. Verb:
   • To accuse: To formally charge someone with a wrongdoing, often in a legal or official context.
   • To denounce: To publicly declare something or someone to be wrong or evil.
   • To expose: To reveal the truth about a harmful, illegal, or immoral activity to the public or authorities.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người dân tố cáo công ty xả chất thải trái phép. (The citizens accused the company of illegal waste dumping.)
  • Nhà báo tố cáo vụ tham nhũng lớn. (The journalist denounced the major corruption scandal.)
  • Báo chí đã tố cáo sự thật về vụ án. (The press exposed the truth about the case.)

Advanced Usage

• "tố cáo sai sự thật": to make a false accusation.

  • Việc tố cáo sai sự thật có thể bị phạt. (Making a false accusation can be punished.)

• "tố cáo ẩn danh": to make an anonymous report/denunciation.

  • Một lá đơn tố cáo ẩn danh đã được gửi đến cảnh sát. (An anonymous denunciation letter was sent to the police.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tố giác (v): to report a crime, to inform on someone. This word is often used in a more immediate, crime-reporting context.
  • Người chứng kiến đã tố giác tên tội phạm. (The witness reported the criminal.)

Synonyms

• Accuse: To charge someone with an offense.
• Denounce: To condemn publicly.
• Expose: To make something secret known.

Related Idioms

• "Tố cáo trước công luận": to denounce before public opinion.
  • Họ tố cáo hành vi bóc lột trước công luận. (They denounced the exploitative acts before public opinion.)

verb

1. to accuse, to denounce, to expose