Look up: coercion

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   Coercion
   In law, coercion is moral or physical pressure employed to force a person to do some act. In civil law, where an act is required to be done freely, such as in marriage etc., it will be invalidated by the element of coercion.
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   coercion
   [n] - the act of compelling by force of authority
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   coercion
   implicit type conversion
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   Coercion
   Coercion exists when an individual is forced to behave in a particular way, by threats of violence, for example. The person concerned does not act freely
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   Coercion
   Co·er'cion noun [ Latin coercio , from 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, ...
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   coercion
   The process of compelling a person to act, or refrain from acting, contrary to his free choice often by use of threat of physical or moral force. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   Coercion
   `Coercion` is the practice of compelling a person to behave in an involuntary way (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats, intimidation or some other form of pressure or force. Coercion may typically involve the actual infliction of physical or psychological harm in order to enhance the credibility of a threat. The threat of further harm may then lead to the cooperation or obedience of the person being coerced. The term is often a...
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   Coercion
   • (n.) The act or process of coercing. • (n.) 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 h...
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   coercion
   coercion 1. The process of compelling a person to act, or refrain from acting, contrary to his or her free choice often by use of threat of physical or moral force. 2. Force or threats used to make someone do something against his or her will.
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    coercion
    
    1. the act of compelling by force of authority
    2. using force to cause something
    
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    coercion
    A form of power based on forced compliance through fear and intimidation.
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    coercion
    coercion, in law, the unlawful act of compelling a person to do, or to abstain from doing, something by depriving him of the exercise of his free will, particularly by use or threat of physical or moral force. In many states of the United States, statutes declare a person guilty of a misdemeanor if ...
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