crime

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Tội phạm, tội lỗi

BrE /kraɪm/ AmE /kraɪm/

noun en → vi

1 ILLEGAL ACT [singular] A2

Tội phạm, tội lỗi

an action or behaviour that breaks a law and is considered to be morally wrong

  • commit a crime

Collocations serious crime · violent crime

  • He was arrested for the crime of murder.

    Ông ta bị bắt vì tội giết người.

2 CRIMINAL ACTIVITY [uncountable] B1

Hoạt động phạm pháp

the activity of breaking laws and committing crimes, especially in a serious way

  • fight crime

Collocations crime rate · reduce crime

  • The police are working hard to fight crime.

    Cảnh sát đang nỗ lực để chống lại tội phạm.

3 CRIMINAL RECORD [singular] B2

Lịch sử phạm tội

the record of crimes that a person has committed, which is kept by the police or other authorities

  • have a criminal record

Collocations clean criminal record · check someone's criminal record

  • He has a long criminal record.

    Ông ta có một bản án hình sự dài hạn.

4 CRIMINAL [singular] B1

Người phạm tội, tội phạm

a person who commits crimes or is involved in crime

  • known criminal

Collocations career criminal · violent criminal

  • He is a known criminal.

    Ông ta là một tội phạm được biết đến.

5 CRIMINAL CHARGE [singular] B2

Tố giác tội phạm

a formal accusation of having committed a crime, made by the police or other authorities

  • bring charges against sb

Collocations serious charge · criminal charge

  • He was brought to court on a criminal charge.

    Ông ta bị đưa ra tòa vì một tội danh hình sự.

6 CRIMINAL LAW [uncountable] C1

Pháp luật hình sự

the system of laws that deal with crimes and the punishment of criminals

  • under criminal law

Collocations criminal legislation · criminal justice system

  • Under criminal law, he could be sentenced to life in prison.

    Theo pháp luật hình sự, ông ta có thể bị kết án tù chung thân.

7 CRIMINAL COURT [singular] C1

Tòa hình sự

a court that deals with crimes and the punishment of criminals

  • appear in criminal court

Collocations criminal trial · criminal proceedings

  • He appeared in criminal court yesterday.

    Ông ta đã ra tòa hình sự vào ngày hôm qua.

8 CRIMINAL ACT [singular] C1

Hành vi phạm pháp

an act that is considered to be morally wrong and against the law, but may not necessarily result in a criminal charge or punishment

  • commit a criminal act

Collocations serious criminal act · criminal misconduct

  • He committed a serious criminal act.

    Ông ta đã thực hiện một hành vi phạm pháp nghiêm trọng.