Forced marriage is a marriage in which one or both of the parties is married without his or her consent or against his or her will. A forced marriage differs from an arranged marriage, in which both parties consent to the assistance of their parents or a third party (such as a matchmaker)
in identifying a spouse, although the difference between the two may be
indistinct. The practice of forced marriage is still practiced in the Middle East, parts of South Asia, East Asia and Africa and among immigrants to the West from these region.
Forcing someone to marry is a distinct criminal offense in the following countries:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Turkey
- Denmark
- Germany
- United Kingdom
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_marriage
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