tử tù
Definition
- Noun:
- Death row inmate / condemned prisoner: A person who has been legally sentenced to death by a court and is awaiting execution.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tử tù đang chờ ngày thi hành án. (The death row inmate is awaiting the execution date.)
- Phiên tòa đã tuyên án và hắn trở thành một tử tù. (The court pronounced the sentence and he became a condemned prisoner.)
Advanced Usage
- The term specifically denotes a prisoner whose death sentence is final and who is in the custody of the state pending execution. It is a formal and legal term.
Variants and Related Words
Án tử hình (n): death penalty, death sentence.
- Bị cáo phải đối mặt với án tử hình. (The defendant faces the death penalty.)
Tử hình (v): to execute.
- Tòa án đã ra lệnh tử hình phạm nhân. (The court ordered the execution of the convict.)
Synonyms
- Condemned prisoner.
- Death row convict.
- Person sentenced to death.
Related Idioms
- Vào ngục tử tù: to be imprisoned as a death row inmate (literally: to enter death row prison).
- Sau bản án, hắn phải vào ngục tử tù. (After the verdict, he had to enter death row prison.)