return stolen money/goods; surrender ill-gotten gains
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to return stolen money or goods; to surrender ill-gotten gains; to make restitution
formalLegal term used when criminals, corrupt officials, or other wrongdoers return money or items obtained illegally. Often considered a mitigating factor in criminal sentencing.
Fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
zhǔ主
dòng动
tuì退
zāng赃
，
kě可
yǐ以
cóng从
qīng轻
chǔ处
fá罚
。
If a criminal suspect voluntarily returns the stolen money, they may receive a lighter punishment.
Tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
bǎ把
tān贪
wū污
de的
qián钱
quán全
bù部
tuì退
zāng赃
le了
。
He has already returned all the embezzled money.
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Tuì退
zāng赃
shì是
rèn认
zuì罪
huǐ悔
zuì罪
de的
zhòng重
yào要
biǎo表
xiàn现
。
Returning stolen goods is an important manifestation of confessing and showing remorse for one's crimes.
Jǐng警
fāng方
yāo要
qiú求
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
jǐn尽
kuài快
tuì退
zāng赃
。
The police are demanding that the suspect return the stolen property as soon as possible.