Definition

1. Verb:
   • To usurp; to seize wrongfully: To take something (such as property, rights, or a position) that belongs to another person by force, deception, or without legal right. It implies an aggressive, unjust, and often illegal appropriation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn đã xâm đoạt tài sản của gia đình tôi. (He usurped my family's property.)
  • Không được xâm đoạt quyền lợi chính đáng của người khác. (One must not seize the legitimate rights of others.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and carries a strong negative connotation of violation and injustice. It is often used in legal, political, or formal ethical contexts to describe serious misconduct.

Variants and Related Words

• Xâm chiếm (v): to invade, to occupy (often territory).
• Xâm phạm (v): to infringe, to violate (often rights, sovereignty).
• Đoạt (v): to take, to seize. When combined with "xâm," it intensifies the meaning to wrongful seizure.

Synonyms

• Usurp: To take a position, power, or property illegally or by force.
• Misappropriate: To take something dishonestly for one's own use.
• Seize wrongfully: To take possession of something without right.

Related Idioms

• Xâm đoạt tài sản: to misappropriate property; a common legal phrase.
  • Bị cáo bị truy tố về tội xâm đoạt tài sản. (The defendant is prosecuted for the crime of misappropriating property.)