commit a crime; be discovered after offending
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to commit a crime and be discovered; to be caught after offending
formalUsed in legal or formal contexts to describe the act of committing a crime and subsequently being discovered by authorities. Often implies the criminal has been identified or caught.
Tā他
fàn犯
àn案
hòu后
táo逃
dào到
le了
guó国
wài外
，
dàn但
zuì最
zhōng终
hái还
shì是
bèi被
yǐn引
dù渡
huí回
guó国
。
He fled abroad after committing the crime, but was eventually extradited back to his home country.
Jǐng警
fāng方
tōng通
guò过
DD
NN
AA
bǐ比
duì对
què确
rèn认
le了
fàn犯
àn案
zhě者
de的
shēn身
fèn份
。
Police confirmed the perpetrator's identity through DNA comparison.
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Zhè这
qǐ起
fàn犯
àn案
shǒu手
fǎ法
yǔ与
wǔ五
nián年
qián前
de的
xuán悬
àn案
jīng惊
rén人
de地
xiāng相
sì似
。
The method used in this crime was strikingly similar to the unsolved case from five years ago.