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Nó bị kết án ba năm tù 
He was sentenced to prison for three years
bắt giam to arrest, detain, lock up, imprison, take into custody, incarcerate
bắt giữ to arrest, take hostage, prisoner
bị cầm tù to be imprisoned, thrown in jail
bị giam confined, imprisoned
bị giam cầm to be imprisoned, confined
bị giam giữ to be confined, imprisoned
bị kết án tù to be sentenced to prison
bị ngồi tù to be sent to prison, be in prison
bị tuyên án tù chung thân to be sentenced to life in prison
bị tù chung thân to be sentenced to life imprisonment
bỏ tù to jail, imprison
can thiệp cho tù nhân chính trị to intervene on behalf of political prisoners
chính trị phạm political prisoner, state prisoner
cá chậu chim lồng to be in captivity or jail or prison
câu giam to arrest, detain, imprison
cầm tù to keep in prison, imprison, jail
giam (1) to detain, imprison; (2) to pay the winner of a card game
giam cầm to detain, imprison, jail
giam giữ to detain, keep in prison
giam lòng to keep watch on, keep under surveillance, keep prisoner
giam ngục to jail, imprison
gác ngục prison guard, to guard a prison
hành hình to execute, put (a prisoner) to death
hạ nhục to imprison
khoan đãi treat kindly (the prisoners for war)
khám đường prison, jail
khám đường liên bang federal prison
lao (1) to throw, plunge, slam; dart, javelin; (2) tuberculosis; (3) jail, prison
lao lung prison, imprisonment
lao lý prison, jail
lao tù prison, jail
lò (1) furnace, kiln, oven, reactor; prison, jail; (2) to stick out
ngúc prison, jail
ngũ hình the five punishments (death, banishment for life, deportation, imprisonment, fine)
người tù prisoner, inmate
ngồi tù to be in prison, sit in prison
ngồi tù đến mọt xác to be left to rot in prison
ngục prison, jail
ngục hình imprisonment
ngục thất prison, jailer, jailor
ngục tù prison
nhà giam prison, jail
nhà trừng giới prison, penitentiary, reformatory
nhà tù jail, prison
nhà đá prison, jail
nhốt to confine, lock up, imprison
phạt tù punish by terms of imprisonment
sự giam cầm imprisonment
thường phạm nonpolitical prisoner, common criminal
trại tù prison camp
tù jail, prison; stagnant, obtuse
tù binh prisoner of war, POW
tù chung thân life imprisonment
tù ngục prison, jail
tù nhân prisoner, captive, detainee
tù nhân chính trị political prisoner
tù nhân tôn giáo religious prisoner
tù tội imprisonment
tù đày prisoner
tống giam to detain, imprison, put into prison or jail
tử tù prisoner under death penalty or sentence
u thành prison, tomb, jail
vượt ngục to escape from prison or jail, break out of prison or jail
án tù chung thân sentence of life in prison
áp giải to bring, lead, escort (prisoner)
đi tù go to prison
ở tù in prison, in jail
Nó bị kết án ba năm tù He was sentenced to prison for three years bắt giam to arrest, detain, lock up, imprison, take into custody, incarcerate bắt giữ to arrest, take hostage, prisoner bị cầm tù to be imprisoned, thrown in jail bị giam confined, imprisoned bị giam cầm to be imprisoned, confined bị giam giữ to be confined, imprisoned bị kết án tù to be sentenced to prison bị ngồi tù to be sent to prison, be in prison bị tuyên án tù chung thân to be sentenced to life in prison bị tù chung thân to be sentenced to life imprisonment bỏ tù to jail, imprison can thiệp cho tù nhân chính trị to intervene on behalf of political prisoners chính trị phạm political prisoner, state prisoner cá chậu chim lồng to be in captivity or jail or prison câu giam to arrest, detain, imprison cầm tù to keep in prison, imprison, jail giam (1) to detain, imprison; (2) to pay the winner of a card game giam cầm to detain, imprison, jail giam giữ to detain, keep in prison giam lòng to keep watch on, keep under surveillance, keep prisoner giam ngục to jail, imprison gác ngục prison guard, to guard a prison hành hình to execute, put (a prisoner) to death hạ nhục to imprison khoan đãi treat kindly (the prisoners for war) khám đường prison, jail khám đường liên bang federal prison lao (1) to throw, plunge, slam; dart, javelin; (2) tuberculosis; (3) jail, prison lao lung prison, imprisonment lao lý prison, jail lao tù prison, jail lò (1) furnace, kiln, oven, reactor; prison, jail; (2) to stick out ngúc prison, jail ngũ hình the five punishments (death, banishment for life, deportation, imprisonment, fine) người tù prisoner, inmate ngồi tù to be in prison, sit in prison ngồi tù đến mọt xác to be left to rot in prison ngục prison, jail ngục hình imprisonment ngục thất prison, jailer, jailor ngục tù prison nhà giam prison, jail nhà trừng giới prison, penitentiary, reformatory nhà tù jail, prison nhà đá prison, jail nhốt to confine, lock up, imprison phạt tù punish by terms of imprisonment sự giam cầm imprisonment thường phạm nonpolitical prisoner, common criminal trại tù prison camp tù jail, prison; stagnant, obtuse tù binh prisoner of war, POW tù chung thân life imprisonment tù ngục prison, jail tù nhân prisoner, captive, detainee tù nhân chính trị political prisoner tù nhân tôn giáo religious prisoner tù tội imprisonment tù đày prisoner tống giam to detain, imprison, put into prison or jail tử tù prisoner under death penalty or sentence u thành prison, tomb, jail vượt ngục to escape from prison or jail, break out of prison or jail án tù chung thân sentence of life in prison áp giải to bring, lead, escort (prisoner) đi tù go to prison ở tù in prison, in jail