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coercion
[ koh-ur-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- force or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by a government or police force.
coercion
/ kəʊˈɜːsɪv; kəʊˈɜːʃən /
noun
- the act or power of coercing
- government by force
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈDzԾ, noun
- coercive, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·cDz·· adjective
- ·cDz· noun
- ԴDzc·cDz noun
- c·cDz adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
In court documents, prosecutors allege the 55-year-old mogul used drugs, violence and coercion to force women to participate in the freak-offs.
“To do otherwise would mean compromising our ability to zealously advocate for all of our clients and capitulating to unconstitutional government coercion, which is simply not in our DNA.”
What went cruelly overlooked was the larger effect of such coercion: lasting trauma for Schneider, whose outspokenness over the years about her experience typically went unnoticed.
It said the government's lack of oversight enabled the "mass exportation of children" by private agencies that were driven by profit, and found examples of fraud, falsified records and coercion.
During the hours of debate, which included evidence from medical professionals, concerns over how strict the safeguards would be, the risk of coercion, and eligibility criteria for assisted dying were heard.
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