Definition

Verb: To formally accuse someone of a crime and bring them before a court of law for prosecution; to initiate or conduct legal proceedings against an individual or entity for an alleged offense. This is a formal legal term used by prosecuting authorities.

Usage

This verb is used in formal, legal, and official contexts, primarily by prosecutors, courts, and in legal documents or news reports. It describes the state's action of moving a case from investigation to trial.

Examples: * Viện kiểm sát đã truy tố bị can về tội tham ô. (The People's Procuracy has prosecuted the defendant for embezzlement.) * Công ty có thể bị truy tố vì vi phạm luật môi trường. (The company could be sued/prosecuted for violating environmental laws.) * Sau khi điều tra, cơ quan chức năng quyết định truy tố vụ án ra tòa. (After the investigation, the authorities decided to bring the case to court for prosecution.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bị truy tố": This passive structure is very common and means "to be prosecuted" or "to face prosecution."
  • Ông ta bị truy tố với ba tội danh. (He is being prosecuted on three charges.)
• "Quyết định truy tố" / "Ra quyết định truy tố": Refers to the official act of "issuing an indictment" or "making a decision to prosecute."
  • Viện kiểm sát nhân dân đã ra quyết định truy tố. (The People's Procuracy has issued an indictment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Truy cứu trách nhiệm hình sự (verb phrase): To prosecute (criminal liability); a more specific legal phrase.
• Khởi tố (verb): To indict; to initiate a criminal case. This often precedes . ( is the decision to formally open a case, while is the act of bringing it to trial).
• Kiện (verb): To sue; a more general term for taking civil (and sometimes criminal) action in court. is specifically for criminal prosecution by the state.
• Buộc tội (verb): To accuse; a broader term for alleging someone is guilty, not necessarily a formal legal action.

Synonyms

• Prosecute (v): (Chính xác nhất) To institute legal proceedings against someone.
• Bring to trial (v phrase): Đưa ra xét xử.
• Indict (v): (Ở một số hệ thống pháp luật) Buộc tội, cáo buộc chính thức.
• Sue (v): Kiện (thường trong vụ án dân sự, nhưng có thể dùng trong ngữ cảnh chung).

Related Phrases / Collocations

• Truy tố trước pháp luật: To prosecute before the law.
• Truy tố hình sự: Criminal prosecution.
• Hành vi bị truy tố: Prosecutable act/conduct.
• Thời hiệu truy tố: Statute of limitations (for prosecution).

verb

1. to sue