Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sentence / to pass sentence: The primary legal meaning of "xử tội" refers to the formal act of a judge or court declaring the punishment for a person who has been found guilty of a crime.
   • To punish / to chastise: In a broader, sometimes moral or religious context, it can mean to inflict a penalty or severe treatment on someone for their wrongdoing.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tòa án sẽ xử tội bị cáo vào tuần tới. (The court will sentence the defendant next week.)
  • Thẩm phán xử tội anh ta 10 năm tù. (The judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison.)
  • Trong câu chuyện đó, thần linh xử tội kẻ tham lam. (In that story, the deity punishes the greedy person.)

Advanced Usage

• "xử tội tử hình": to sentence to death, to pass a death sentence.
  • Bị cáo bị xử tội tử hình vì tội giết người. (The defendant was sentenced to death for murder.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xét xử (v): to try, to adjudicate (a case). This refers to the entire process of hearing and judging a legal case, which culminates in "xử tội" if guilt is found.

  • Vụ án đang được xét xử tại tòa. (The case is being tried in court.)

• Kết tội (v): to convict, to find guilty. This is the act of declaring someone guilty, which precedes the act of "xử tội" (sentencing).

  • Bồi thẩm đoàn đã kết tội nghi phạm. (The jury convicted the suspect.)

Synonyms

• Sentence: to declare the punishment for a convicted person.
• Condemn: to pronounce judicial sentence upon.
• Punish: to subject to a penalty for an offense.

Related Idioms

• Xử tội nghiêm minh: to sentence justly and strictly.
  • Xã hội kỳ vọng tòa án xử tội nghiêm minh. (Society expects the court to sentence justly and strictly.)