Definition

1. Noun:
   • Curfew: An official order requiring people to remain indoors, typically during specific hours, often at night. It is imposed by authorities during emergencies, periods of civil unrest, or wartime to maintain public order and safety.
   • Martial law: A broader state of military control where normal civil law is suspended. The imposition of a curfew is often a key measure under martial law.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chính quyền đã ban bố lệnh giới nghiêm từ 10 giờ tối đến 5 giờ sáng. (The authorities have imposed a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.)
  • Thành phố đang trong tình trạng giới nghiêm. (The city is under a curfew / martial law.)
  • Việc giới nghiêm được dỡ bỏ sau khi tình hình ổn định. (The curfew was lifted after the situation stabilized.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "giới nghiêm" can function as a noun phrase that is also used in verb-like constructions, such as "ban bố lệnh giới nghiêm" (to proclaim/impose a curfew) or "thiết quân luật và giới nghiêm" (to impose martial law and a curfew).

Variants and Related Words

• Lệnh giới nghiêm (n): Curfew order. This is the most common specific phrase.

  • Lệnh giới nghiêm được thông báo trên đài phát thanh. (The curfew order was announced on the radio.)

• Thiết quân luật / Thi hành quân luật (v/n): To impose / the imposition of martial law. This is a related but broader concept.

  • Khu vực đó đã được thiết quân luật. (Martial law has been imposed in that area.)

Synonyms

• Curfew: A regulation requiring people to stay indoors.
• Martial law: Military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ban bố/ tuyên bố tình trạng giới nghiêm: To declare a state of curfew.

  • Thị trưởng ban bố tình trạng giới nghiêm toàn thành phố. (The mayor declared a city-wide state of curfew.)

• Dỡ bỏ/ bãi bỏ lệnh giới nghiêm: To lift/to revoke a curfew order.

  • Lệnh giới nghiêm cuối cùng cũng được dỡ bỏ. (The curfew order was finally lifted.)

1. Proclaim martial law, impose a curfew