xiōngàn

凶案

Word · NounTraditional兇案

homicide case; murder case

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

homicide case; murder case

formal

Formal legal terminology referring specifically to criminal cases involving the unlawful killing of a person.

Jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
quán全
lì力
pò侦
jiě破
zhè这
qǐ起
xiōng凶
àn案
 。

The police are making every effort to solve this homicide case.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
qǐ起
fā发
shēng生
zài在
èr二
shí十
nián年
qián前
de的
chén陈
nián年
xiōng凶
àn案
 。

This is a cold case that occurred twenty years ago.

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Xiōng凶
àn案
xiàn现
chǎng场
bèi被
fēng封
suǒ锁
 ,
jìn禁
zhǐ止
wài外
rén人
jìn进
rù入
 。

The murder scene was sealed off and entry was forbidden to outsiders.