Definition
定罪 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to convict someone of a crime'. The noun 罪 ('crime') can split off from 定 ('determine') when you insert a modifier or measure word: 定了他的罪 ('determined his guilt'). You typically use it with the person being convicted introduced by 把 or 对: 把他定罪 or 对他定罪. The object (the crime) comes after 罪 in the separated form: 定他一个偷窃罪 ('convict him of theft').
v.o.
(v.o.) to convict (someone of a crime)to declare guilty
Examples
- 定罪。Fǎyuàn zuìzhōng duì bèigàorén dìng zuì le.The court finally convicted the defendant.
- 。Fǎguān dìng le tā de zuì.The judge convicted him (lit. determined his guilt).
- ，定罪。Méiyǒu quèzào zhèngjù, jiù bùnéng qīngyì dìng zuì.Without solid evidence, you cannot convict easily.
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