作奸犯科 (zuō) — to violate the law and commit crimes (formal, used in legal/journalistic contexts)
Definition
A formal, legalistic idiom meaning to break the law and commit crimes. Used chiefly in legal, journalistic, or official writing — not everyday speech.
idiom
to violate the law and commit crimes (formal, used in legal/journalistic contexts)
Examples
- 作奸犯科。Rèn hé zuō de xíng wéi dōu huì shòu dào fǎ lǜ de zhì cái.Any act of violating the law and committing crimes will be punished by the law.
- 作奸犯科，。Zhè ge tuán huǒ cháng qī zuō, zhōng yú bèi jǐng fāng zhuā huò.This gang had been violating the law and committing crimes for a long time and was finally caught by the police.
- 作奸犯科。Zhèng fǔ yán lì dǎ jī zuō de fǔ bài fēn zǐ.The government severely cracks down on corrupt elements who violate the law and commit crimes.
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