tịch ký
Definition
- Verb:
- To confiscate and register: The primary meaning of "tịch ký" is the official act of seizing property, assets, or goods by legal authority and formally recording them in a register. It implies a legal or governmental seizure.
- To sequester: It can also mean to take temporary possession of property, often by court order, pending a legal decision.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tòa án ra lệnh tịch ký toàn bộ tài sản của công ty. (The court ordered the confiscation and registration of the company's entire assets.)
- Tài liệu bí mật đã bị tịch ký làm chứng cứ. (The secret documents were sequestered as evidence.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in formal, legal, or historical contexts. In modern Vietnamese legal language, "tịch thu" (to confiscate) is more common, while "tịch ký" can carry a slightly archaic or very formal nuance.
Variants and Related Words
- Tịch thu (v): To confiscate, to seize. This is the more contemporary and frequently used term for confiscation.
- Nhà chức trách tịch thu hàng lậu. (The authorities confiscated the smuggled goods.)
- Tịch biên (v): To attach or seize (assets). Often used in legal contexts regarding property.
- Tài khoản ngân hàng có thể bị tịch biên. (Bank accounts can be attached.)
Synonyms
- Confiscate: To seize private property with authority.
- Seize: To take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
- Sequester: To isolate or confiscate, especially by legal authority.
Related Idioms
- While "tịch ký" itself is not commonly found in idioms, the concept is related to legal proverbs about justice and penalty, such as the idea that ill-gotten gains will be seized.