Definition

Noun: - Evidence, proof: Tang chứng refers to physical objects, items, or sometimes people that serve as concrete proof or evidence of an event, typically used in legal or investigative contexts. It implies material proof that can be examined.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cảnh sát đã thu giữ tang chứng tại hiện trường vụ án. (The police seized evidence at the crime scene.)
  • Chiếc dao là tang chứng quan trọng trong vụ giết người. (The knife is crucial evidence in the murder case.)
  • Không có tang chứng, rất khó để buộc tội hắn. (Without proof, it's very difficult to charge him.)

Advanced Usage

• "bắt quả tang": to catch red-handed, to catch in the act. This phrase often involves having immediate evidence (tang chứng) of someone committing an offense.

  • Họ bị bắt quả tang khi đang Ăn cắp. (They were caught red-handed while stealing.)

• "tang vật chứng cứ": a formal legal term combining "tang vật" (exhibits, physical evidence) and "chứng cứ" (evidence), often used together to mean all forms of evidence and proof.

  • Tang vật chứng cứ đã được đưa ra trước tòa. (The evidence and exhibits were presented in court.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chứng cứ (n): Evidence, proof. A broader, more general term for evidence, which can be testimonial or documentary, not necessarily physical.

  • Lời khai của nhân chứng là một loại chứng cứ. (Witness testimony is a type of evidence.)

• Tang vật (n): Exhibits, physical evidence, contraband. Specifically refers to physical objects related to a crime.

  • Súng và ma túy là những tang vật bị tịch thu. (The guns and drugs were confiscated as exhibits.)

Synonyms

• Bằng chứng: Proof, evidence. Very close in meaning, often used interchangeably with "tang chứng," though "bằng chứng" can be more abstract.
• Vật chứng: Physical evidence. Emphasizes the object itself as proof.

Related Phrases

• Có đầy đủ tang chứng: To have full/complete evidence.

  • Cơ quan điều tra tuyên bố đã có đầy đủ tang chứng. (The investigative agency declared they have complete evidence.)

• Thu giữ tang chứng: To seize/collect evidence.

  • Nhiệm vụ đầu tiên là thu giữ và bảo quản tang chứng. (The first task is to seize and preserve the evidence.)

noun

1. evidence, proof