tẩy oan
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To clear someone's name / to redress a wrong: The primary meaning of "tẩy oan" is to officially prove that someone is innocent of a false accusation or a crime they did not commit, thereby restoring their reputation.
- To exonerate: To free someone from blame or guilt, often through a formal or public act.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Bằng chứng mới đã giúp tẩy oan cho người tù. (The new evidence helped clear the prisoner's name.)
- Gia đình nạn nhân đấu tranh nhiều năm để tẩy oan cho ông ấy. (The victim's family fought for many years to exonerate him.)
- Tòa án đã có phán quyết tẩy oan cho bị cáo. (The court issued a ruling to redress the wrong against the defendant.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies a struggle against an established injustice or a wrongful conviction. It is used in legal, social, and historical contexts.
- It can be applied to posthumous exoneration.
Variants and Related Words
- Giải oan (verb phrase): A very close synonym, also meaning to clear someone's name or resolve a grievance.
- Họ tổ chức buổi lễ để giải oan cho những người bị hàm oan. (They held a ceremony to clear the names of those who were wrongly accused.)
Synonyms
- Exonerate: To absolve from blame.
- Vindicate: To clear from accusation, blame, or suspicion with supporting proof.
- Acquit: To declare not guilty in a legal trial.
- Rehabilitate: To restore someone's reputation or good name.
Related Idioms
- While "tẩy oan" itself is a set phrase, it is conceptually related to:
- Rửa oan ức: To wash away grievances/injustice.
- Ông ấy mong muốn rửa oan ức cho cả dòng họ. (He wished to wash away the injustice suffered by his entire lineage.)