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coercion

Noun

∙ Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing. not countable
∙ Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will. law, not countable
∙ A specific instance of coercing. countable
∙ Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type. programming, countable

BABYLON ENGLISH
coercion n.
compulsion, use of force

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
coercion
coercion
\co*er"cion\ (?), n. [l. coercio, fr. coercere. see coerce.]
1. the act or process of coercing.
2. (law) the application to another of either physical or moral force. when the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produced by it is a nullity, so far as concerns the party coerced. when the force is moral, then the act, though voidable, is imputable to the party doing it, unless he be so paralyzed by terror as to act convulsively. at the same time coercion is not negatived by the fact of submission under force. "coactus volui" (i consented under compulsion) is the condition of mind which, when there is volition forced by coercion, annuls the result of such coercion.

WORDNET 2.0
coercion
Noun
1. the act of compelling by force of authority
(hypernym) enforcement
(hyponym) terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
(derivation) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
2. using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"
(synonym) compulsion
(hypernym) causing, causation
(hyponym) eviction, constructive eviction
(derivation) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Coercion
Coercion is the practice of forcing another party to act in an involuntary manner by use of intimidation or threats or some other form of pressure or force. It involves a set of various types of forceful actions that violate the free will of an individual to induce a desired response, for example: a bully demanding lunch money to a student or the student gets beaten. These actions can include, but are not limited to, extortion, blackmail, torture, enhanced interrogation and threats to force the recipient to bend to the will of the interrogator. In law, coercion is codified as a duress crime. Such actions are used as leverage, to force the victim to act in a way contrary to their own interests. Coercion may involve the actual infliction of physical pain/injury or psychological harm in order to enhance the credibility of a threat. The threat of further harm may lead to the cooperation or obedience of the person being coerced.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

coercion

Noun

∙ Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing. not countable
∙ Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will. law, not countable
∙ A specific instance of coercing. countable
∙ Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type. programming, countable

BABYLON ENGLISH
coercion n.
compulsion, use of force

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
coercion
coercion
\co*er"cion\ (?), n. [l. coercio, fr. coercere. see coerce.]
1. the act or process of coercing.
2. (law) the application to another of either physical or moral force. when the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produced by it is a nullity, so far as concerns the party coerced. when the force is moral, then the act, though voidable, is imputable to the party doing it, unless he be so paralyzed by terror as to act convulsively. at the same time coercion is not negatived by the fact of submission under force. "coactus volui" (i consented under compulsion) is the condition of mind which, when there is volition forced by coercion, annuls the result of such coercion.

WORDNET 2.0
coercion
Noun
1. the act of compelling by force of authority
(hypernym) enforcement
(hyponym) terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
(derivation) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
2. using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"
(synonym) compulsion
(hypernym) causing, causation
(hyponym) eviction, constructive eviction
(derivation) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Coercion
Coercion is the practice of forcing another party to act in an involuntary manner by use of intimidation or threats or some other form of pressure or force. It involves a set of various types of forceful actions that violate the free will of an individual to induce a desired response, for example: a bully demanding lunch money to a student or the student gets beaten. These actions can include, but are not limited to, extortion, blackmail, torture, enhanced interrogation and threats to force the recipient to bend to the will of the interrogator. In law, coercion is codified as a duress crime. Such actions are used as leverage, to force the victim to act in a way contrary to their own interests. Coercion may involve the actual infliction of physical pain/injury or psychological harm in order to enhance the credibility of a threat. The threat of further harm may lead to the cooperation or obedience of the person being coerced.
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