tội ác
Definition
- Noun:
- Crime: An act that is considered extremely serious, violating both legal statutes and moral principles. It implies grave harm, evil, or profound wrongdoing.
- Evil deed / Atrocity: A profoundly immoral and wicked act, often causing great suffering or injustice.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hành động diệt chủng là một tội ác không thể tha thứ. (Genocide is an unforgivable crime.)
- Hắn đã phạm phải những tội ác kinh hoàng. (He committed horrific atrocities.)
- Lịch sử ghi lại nhiều tội ác chiến tranh. (History records many war crimes.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tội ác" often appears in formal, legal, or journalistic contexts to describe acts of the highest severity, distinguishing them from lesser offenses ("tội phạm" or "tội").
- It can be modified to specify types of crime, e.g., (war crime), (barbaric crime).
Variants and Related Words
- Tội phạm (n): criminal (person); crime (as a general category).
- Cảnh sát đã bắt giữ tội phạm. (The police arrested the criminal.)
- Ác tội (n, less common): a synonym for "tội ác," emphasizing the evil nature.
- Trọng tội (n): felony, serious crime (often more strictly legal than moral).
Synonyms
- Crime: An unlawful act punishable by a state.
- Atrocity: An extremely wicked or cruel act, often involving physical violence.
- Evil deed: A profoundly immoral action.
- Wrongdoing: (Less severe) Behavior that is illegal or immoral.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Tội ác tày trời: A heinous/ monstrous crime; a crime so great it "reaches the sky."
- Hành vi phản bội tổ quốc là tội ác tày trời. (Betraying one's country is a monstrous crime.)
- Kẻ phạm tội ác: The perpetrator of a crime; a criminal.
- Kẻ phạm tội ác đó vẫn chưa bị bắt. (The perpetrator of that crime has not been caught yet.)
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