thành thương
Definition
- Verb Phrase:
- To cause injury / to inflict wounds: The legal and formal meaning of "thành thương" refers to the act of causing physical injury to another person, resulting in wounds or bodily harm. It describes the outcome of an assault where the victim is injured.
Usage Examples
- Verb Phrase:
- Hành vi đánh nhau đã khiến nạn nhân thành thương. (The fight resulted in the victim being injured.)
- Bị cáo bị truy tố về tội gây thương tích, tức là đã đánh người thành thương. (The defendant was prosecuted for causing bodily injury, meaning they assaulted someone and caused wounds.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in legal, police, or official report contexts to classify an assault that resulted in verifiable physical injury, distinguishing it from a simple battery without lasting harm.
Variants and Related Words
- Gây thương tích (verb phrase): to cause injury. This is a more common modern legal term with the same meaning.
- Hắn bị bắt vì tội gây thương tích. (He was arrested for causing injury.)
Synonyms
- To wound: to inflict a wound.
- To injure: to cause physical harm.
- To cause bodily harm: a formal legal synonym.
Related Idioms
- Đánh người thành thương (fixed legal phrase): to assault causing injury.
- Tội đánh người thành thương sẽ bị xử lý nghiêm. (The crime of assault causing injury will be dealt with severely.)