đầu thú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 投首, composed of 投 (“to throw oneself into; to go to”) and 首 (“to bring charges against”).

Pronunciation

Verb

đầu thú

  1. to give oneself up (to the police); to surrender oneself
    • 2017 December 15, “Ba luật sư được cấp giấy bào chữa cho Trịnh Xuân Thanh”, in Tuổi Trẻ Online‎:
      Ngày 31-7, Bộ Công an cho biết Trịnh Xuân Thanh đã đến Trực ban hình sự Cơ quan An ninh điều tra - Bộ Công an đầu thú.
      On July 31, the Ministry of Public Security announced that Trinh Xuan Thanh had given himself up to the Criminal Duty Unit of the Security Investigation Agency, a branch of the Ministry of Public Security.

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