tội ác

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Crime: An act that is considered extremely serious, violating both legal statutes and moral principles. It implies grave harm, evil, or profound wrongdoing.
    • Evil deed / Atrocity: A profoundly immoral and wicked act, often causing great suffering or injustice.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Hành động diệt chủng là một tội ác không thể tha thứ. (Genocide is an unforgivable crime.)
    • Hắn đã phạm phải những tội ác kinh hoàng. (He committed horrific atrocities.)
    • Lịch sử ghi lại nhiều tội ác chiến tranh. (History records many war crimes.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term "tội ác" often appears in formal, legal, or journalistic contexts to describe acts of the highest severity, distinguishing them from lesser offenses ("tội phạm" or "tội").
  • It can be modified to specify types of crime, e.g., (war crime), (barbaric crime).
Variants and Related Words
  • Tội phạm (n): criminal (person); crime (as a general category).
    • Cảnh sát đã bắt giữ tội phạm. (The police arrested the criminal.)
  • Ác tội (n, less common): a synonym for "tội ác," emphasizing the evil nature.
  • Trọng tội (n): felony, serious crime (often more strictly legal than moral).
Synonyms
  • Crime: An unlawful act punishable by a state.
  • Atrocity: An extremely wicked or cruel act, often involving physical violence.
  • Evil deed: A profoundly immoral action.
  • Wrongdoing: (Less severe) Behavior that is illegal or immoral.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Tội ác tày trời: A heinous/ monstrous crime; a crime so great it "reaches the sky."
    • Hành vi phản bội tổ quốc là tội ác tày trời. (Betraying one's country is a monstrous crime.)
  • Kẻ phạm tội ác: The perpetrator of a crime; a criminal.
    • Kẻ phạm tội ác đó vẫn chưa bị bắt. (The perpetrator of that crime has not been caught yet.)
noun
  1. crime

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