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coerced
[ koh-ursd ]
adjective
- forced or compelled through intimidation or authority, especially without regard for individual volition:
A judge decided that key evidence, obtained from a coerced 14-year-old boy, was unreliable.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of coerce ( def ).
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·³¦´Ç·±ð°ù³¦±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of coerced1
Example Sentences
Assisted dying is legal under Swiss law, and individuals can be assisted to end their lives for any reason as long as they are not being coerced.
"They could be easily identified through social media, they could potentially be coerced, they could be harassed," he said.
During their investigation, authorities found that the church coerced followers into buying expensive items by exploiting fears about their spiritual well-being.
Mr Hakamata initially denied doing so, but later gave what he came to describe as a coerced confession, following beatings and interrogations that lasted up to 12 hours a day.
This user coerced her child to role play "marriage".
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