harbor stolen goods; conceal illicit gains
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to harbor stolen goods or money for criminals; to conceal illicit gains
formalLegal terminology referring to the criminal act of knowingly providing hiding places for stolen property to help criminals evade investigation or prosecution. Often appears in legal contexts as 窝赃罪 (the crime of harboring stolen goods).
Tā他
bèi被
zhǐ指
kòng控
fàn犯
yǒu有
wō窝
zāng赃
zuì罪
。
He was charged with the crime of harboring stolen goods.
Bāo包
bì庇
zuì罪
fàn犯
、
wō窝
zāng赃
xiāo销
zāng赃
dōu都
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
wéi违
fǎ法
xíng行
wéi为
。
Shielding criminals, harboring stolen goods, and fencing stolen property are all serious illegal acts.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
huái怀
yí疑
tā他
bǎ把
zāng赃
wù物
wō窝
cáng藏
zài在
dì地
xià下
shì室
。
Police suspect he hid the stolen goods in the basement.