Definition

1. Verb:
   • To extort: To obtain something, such as money, property, or a concession, from someone through force, threats, or intimidation.
   • To seize by force / to carry off by force: To take something away from its rightful owner using physical power or coercion.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bọn cướp đã cưỡng đoạt tất cả tài sản có giá trị. (The robbers seized all valuable property by force.)
  • Hắn dùng những lá thư đe dọa để cưỡng đoạt tiền từ các nạn nhân. (He used threatening letters to extort money from the victims.)
  • Quyền tự quyết của họ đã bị cưỡng đoạt. (Their right to self-determination was taken by force.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "cưỡng đoạt" carries a strong connotation of illegality, injustice, and the abuse of power. It is often used in legal, political, or formal contexts to describe serious crimes or oppressive actions.
• It can be used for both tangible items (money, land) and intangible things (rights, freedom, will).

Variants and Related Words

• Cưỡng chiếm (v): To occupy or seize (often land, territory) by force.
  • Kẻ địch cưỡng chiếm vùng biên giới. (The enemy forcibly occupied the border region.)
• Cưỡng bức (v): To compel, to force someone to do something against their will.
  • hành vi cưỡng bức (an act of coercion)

Synonyms

• Extort: To obtain by force or threat.
• Seize: To take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
• Confiscate: To take or seize someone's property with authority.
• Expropriate: (Formal) To take property from its owner for public use or benefit.

Related Idioms

• Cưỡng đoạt tài sản: To seize assets/property by force.
  • Tội danh cưỡng đoạt tài sản. (The crime of asset seizure/extortion.)
• Cưỡng đoạt ý chí: To subjugate/override someone's will.
  • Không được cưỡng đoạt ý chí của người khác. (One must not subjugate the will of others.)

verb

1. to extort; to carry off by force