xâm đoạt
Definition
- 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.)