故縱
gù​zòng

to intentionally allow crime

  • created sense approved 故纵/故縱 · gù​zòng · to intentionally allow crime — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    故纵 / 故縱

    gù​zòng

    to intentionally allow crime

    to deliberately allow others to commit a crime, such as by failing to intervene

    故 (literal) → 故 · gù · deliberately 纵 (literal) → 纵/縱 · zòng · to indulge

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 故纵/故縱 · gù​zòng · to allow an escape — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    故纵 / 故縱

    gù​zòng

    to allow an escape

    to intentionally allow a suspect or prisoner under one's guard to escape

    故 (literal) → 故 · gù · deliberately 纵 (literal) → 纵/縱 · zòng · to release

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense