Definition

1. Verb:
   • To force; to compel: To make someone do something against their will by using power, authority, or physical strength.
   • To coerce: To persuade or pressure someone to act through threats, intimidation, or other forms of duress.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Không ai có quyền cưỡng ép người khác làm việc trái ý. (No one has the right to force others to act against their will.)
  • Anh ta bị cưỡng ép ký vào hợp đồng. (He was coerced into signing the contract.)
  • Luật pháp cấm cưỡng ép kết hôn. (The law prohibits forced marriage.)

Advanced Usage

• Legal and Social Context: The term is often used in legal, social, and ethical discussions concerning consent, rights, and personal freedom.
  • Hành vi cưỡng ép trong kinh doanh có thể bị truy tố. (Coercive behavior in business can be prosecuted.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cưỡng bức (v): to compel, to force (often with a stronger, more violent connotation).

  • Cưỡng bức lao động là một tội phạm. (Forced labor is a crime.)

• Ép buộc (v): to compel, to impose (a more general synonym for applying pressure).

Synonyms

• Compel: To force or oblige someone to do something.
• Coerce: To persuade someone to do something by using force or threats.
• Constrain: To compel or force someone to follow a particular course of action.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Cưỡng ép tình dục: sexual coercion.

  • Nạn nhân của hành vi cưỡng ép tình dục cần được hỗ trợ. (Victims of sexual coercion need support.)

• Cưỡng ép tín ngưỡng: religious coercion.

  • Tự do tín ngưỡng có nghĩa là không có sự cưỡng ép tín ngưỡng. (Freedom of belief means there is no religious coercion.)