tự buộc tội

Definition
  1. Verb phrase:
    • To self-incriminate / to accuse oneself: The act of admitting to or stating one's own guilt or responsibility for a wrongdoing. It implies a personal declaration against one's own legal or moral interests.
    • To self-condemn: In a psychological or moral context, it refers to an internal process of blaming or convicting oneself, often excessively or without external accusation.
Usage Examples
  • Verb phrase:
    • Trong phiên tòa, bị cáo đã tự buộc tội. (During the trial, the defendant self-incriminated.)
    • Anh ấy có khuynh hướng tự buộc tội mỗi khi có chuyện không hay xảy ra. (He has a tendency to blame himself whenever something bad happens.)
    • Không nên tự buộc tội khi chưa rõ mọi sự việc. (One should not condemn oneself before all the facts are clear.)
Advanced Usage

  • Legal context: The phrase is central to the legal principle against compelled self-incrimination. A related concept is "quyền không tự buộc tội" (the right against self-incrimination).

    • Luật sư nhắc nhở thân chủ về quyền không phải tự buộc tội. (The lawyer reminded the client of the right against self-incrimination.)

  • Psychological context: Used to describe a symptom in certain mental health conditions where a person experiences delusions of guilt.

    • Hoang tưởng tự buộc tội là một biểu hiện của một số rối loạn tâm thần. (Delusions of self-accusation are a manifestation of some psychiatric disorders.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Sự tự buộc tội (n): Self-incrimination; the act or instance of accusing oneself.

    • Sự tự buộc tội của anh ta được ghi lại trong lời khai. (His self-incrimination was recorded in the testimony.)

  • Tự thú (v): To confess; to voluntarily admit to a crime or fault. (This is a stronger, more active admission than the internal process often implied by "tự buộc tội").

    • Kẻ phạm tội cuối cùng đã đến đồn cảnh sát để tự thú. (The criminal finally went to the police station to confess.)
Synonyms
  • Self-incriminate: To expose oneself to criminal prosecution by one's own statements.
  • Self-accuse: To charge oneself with a fault or offense.
  • Self-condemn: To pronounce oneself guilty or blameworthy.
Related Idioms
  • Buộc tội cho mình: To lay blame upon oneself. This is a more colloquial phrasing similar to "tự buộc tội."
    • Đừng vội buộc tội cho mình. (Don't be quick to lay blame upon yourself.)