How do you say “felony” in Vietnamese?

“Felony” in Vietnamese is trọng tội (serious crime or offence).

Vietnamese words for “felony”

• trọng tộiListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ toj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨ toj˨˩˨]trọng heavy tội heavy

  serious crime or offence; mortal sin; felony

  for “felony” meaning: A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses.

Related Vietnamese words

• tội ácListennoun

  crime; serious offence; vice

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