犯案 (fàn àn) — to be discovered and brought to justice for a crime; to have one's crime found out
Definition
犯案 (fàn àn) focuses on the moment a crime is exposed and the perpetrator is caught, not on committing the crime itself. Often used in crime-reporting contexts.
verb
to be discovered and brought to justice for a crimeto have one's crime found out
Examples
- 犯案。Tā yīn wèi duō cì fàn àn ér bèi jǐng fāng dài bǔ.He was arrested by the police because he had committed crimes repeatedly and was discovered.
- ，。Zhè ge fàn zuì tuán huǒ céng jīng fàn guò jǐ cì àn, zhōng yú bèi zhuā zhù le.This criminal gang had committed several crimes that were discovered, and finally got caught.
- 犯案，。fàn àn Hòu tā táo dào le wài dì, dàn zuì zhōng hái shì luò wǎng le.After his crime was discovered, he fled to another place, but eventually he was caught.
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