by force
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- violenceHarmful physical force
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- bruteCruel, violent person
- strengthPower to exert force
overpower · dominate · seize · wrest · impose · aggressive · forceful · muscle · thrust · shove · wrestle · intimidation · subjugate · conquer · against will · pressure · strong-arm · manhandle
method of achievement
by forcevoluntarily
Without external compulsion
willingly · by choice · of one's own free will · peacefully · freely
legal/moral legitimacy
by forcelawfully
In legal compliance
legally · legitimately · rightfully · by right · by law