How do you say “death penalty” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "death penalty" in Vietnamese?

"Death penalty" in Vietnamese is tử hình (death penalty), án tử hình (the death penalty).

“Death penalty” in Vietnamese is tử hình (death penalty), án tử hình (the death penalty).

Vietnamese words for “death penalty”

tử hìnhnoun
Hanoi [tɨ˧˩ hïŋ˨˩] · Saigon [tɨ˨˩˦ hɨn˨˩]tử dipping hình falling
death penalty; capital punishment
for “death penalty” meaning: A punishment in which the offender is put to death by the state.
án tử hìnhnoun
Hanoi [ʔaːn˧˦ tɨ˧˩ hïŋ˨˩] · Saigon [ʔaːŋ˦˥ tɨ˨˩˦ hɨn˨˩]án rising tử dipping hình falling
the death penalty; capital punishment
for “death penalty” meaning: A punishment in which the offender is put to death by the state.

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