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作奸犯科 (zuò jiān fàn kē) — 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 zuò jiān fàn kē 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 zuò jiān fàn kē, 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 zuò jiān fàn kē de fǔ bài fēn zǐ.
    The government severely cracks down on corrupt elements who violate the law and commit crimes.

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