Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

trắng án

[t͡ɕaŋ˧˦ ʔaːn˧˦] 🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to be acquitted; to be found not guilty

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

được tuyên trắng án

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Verb

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sau ba năm ròng rã kêu oan, cuối cùng ông ấy cũng được trắng án.After three long years of appealing, he was finally acquitted.

Tòa tuyên ông trùm dâm ô trắng án vì thiếu chứng cứ.The court declared the molestation tycoon not guilty due to lack of evidence.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “trắng án” mean?

(verb) to be acquitted; to be found not guilty

Is “trắng án” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time