cưỡng ép
Definition
- 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.)