đồng mưu
Definition
- Verb:
- To conspire: To secretly plan with others to do something unlawful or harmful. This is the primary and most common meaning of "đồng mưu".
- To collude: To come to a secret understanding for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Họ bị bắt vì đồng mưu lật đổ chính phủ. (They were arrested for conspiring to overthrow the government.)
- Nhân viên ngân hàng đồng mưu với tên tội phạm để rút tiền. (The bank employee colluded with the criminal to withdraw money.)
Advanced Usage
- In legal contexts, "đồng mưu" is a key term for the crime of conspiracy.
- Bị cáo bị truy tố về tội đồng mưu giết người. (The defendant was prosecuted for the crime of conspiring to commit murder.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sự đồng mưu (n): Conspiracy (the act or the crime).
- Sự đồng mưu của họ đã bị phát hiện. (Their conspiracy was discovered.)
- Kẻ đồng mưu (n): Conspirator.
- Cảnh sát đang truy tìm những kẻ đồng mưu còn lại. (The police are searching for the remaining conspirators.)
Synonyms
- Conspire: To plan together secretly.
- Collude: To cooperate secretly for an illegal purpose.
- Plot: To plan secretly, often for a sinister purpose.
Related Idioms
- While "đồng mưu" itself is a formal term, it can appear in phrases like:
- Đồng mưu phản quốc: To conspire to commit treason.
- Họ bị kết tội đồng mưu phản quốc. (They were convicted of conspiring to commit treason.)