How do you say “convict” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "convict" in Vietnamese?

"Convict" in Vietnamese is kết án (to sentence), bị cáo (a defendant), phạm nhân (a convict).

“Convict” in Vietnamese is kết án (to sentence), bị cáo (a defendant), phạm nhân (a convict).

Vietnamese words for “convict”

kết ánverb
Hanoi [ket̚˧˦ ʔaːn˧˦] · Saigon [kəːt̚˦˥ ʔaːŋ˦˥]kết rising án rising
to sentence; to convict
for “convict” meaning: To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
bị cáonoun
Hanoi [ʔɓi˧˨ʔ kaːw˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓɪj˨˩˨ kaːw˦˥]bị heavy cáo rising
a defendant
for “convict” meaning: A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
phạm nhânnoun
Hanoi [faːm˧˨ʔ ɲən˧˧] · Saigon [faːm˨˩˨ ɲəŋ˧˧]phạm heavy nhân level
a convict

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