tù phạm
Definition
- Noun:
- Prisoner / Inmate: A person who has been convicted of a crime and is serving a sentence of imprisonment in a jail or prison.
- Convict: Specifically refers to a person found guilty of a criminal offense and lawfully incarcerated.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các tù phạm được cho phép gặp gia đình một tháng một lần. (The prisoners are allowed to meet their families once a month.)
- Anh ta là một tù phạm nguy hiểm. (He is a dangerous convict.)
- Trại giam này đang chứa hàng trăm tù phạm. (This prison is holding hundreds of inmates.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tù phạm" is a formal and legal term. In everyday speech, words like "tù nhân" (prisoner) are more common. "Tù phạm" often emphasizes the criminal act that led to the incarceration.
Variants and Related Words
Tù nhân (n): Prisoner. A more general term for anyone imprisoned.
- Quyền của tù nhân được pháp luật bảo vệ. (The rights of prisoners are protected by law.)
Phạm nhân (n): Offender, perpetrator. Focuses more on the person who committed the crime, not necessarily their current incarcerated status.
- Phạm nhân đã thừa nhận hành vi của mình. (The offender admitted to his actions.)
Synonyms
- Prisoner: A person legally held in prison as a punishment for crimes they have committed.
- Convict: A person who has been found guilty of a crime and is serving a prison sentence.
- Inmate: One of several residents of an institution such as a prison or hospital.
Related Idioms
- Đầu trâu mặt ngựa: (Literally: buffalo head, horse face) A derogatory idiom for ruffians or hardened criminals, sometimes used to describe vicious tù phạm.
- Bọn đầu trâu mặt ngựa đó giờ đã thành tù phạm. (Those ruffians have now become convicts.)