eliminate a witness; silence someone
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to kill a witness to prevent a secret from leaking
formalUsed specifically in the context of criminal acts, espionage, or conspiracies to eliminate someone who possesses incriminating information.
Zuì罪
fàn犯
qǐ企
tú图
shā杀
rén人
miè灭
kǒu口
。
The criminal attempted to kill the witness to silence them.
Wèi为
le了
fáng防
zhǐ止
jì计
huà划
bào暴
lù露
，
tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
miè灭
kǒu口
。
To prevent the plan from being exposed, they decided to eliminate the witness.
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Zhè这
qǐ起
móu谋
shā杀
àn案
hěn很
kě可
néng能
shì是
wèi为
le了
miè灭
kǒu口
。
This murder case was likely committed to silence someone.
Tā他
zhī知
dào道
dé得
tài太
duō多
，
yǒu有
bèi被
miè灭
kǒu口
de的
wēi危
xiǎn险
。
He knows too much and is in danger of being eliminated.
Miè灭
kǒu口
shì是
hēi黑
bāng帮
cháng常
yòng用
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
。
Eliminating witnesses is a common tactic used by gangs.