| NOUN | act | coercion | the act of compelling by force of authority |
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| act | coercion, compulsion | using force to cause something to occur |
| Sounds | kower'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of compelling by force of authority. | |
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| Narrower | terror | The use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons) |
| Broader | enforcement | The act of enforcing |
| Spanish | coacción, coerción | |
| Catalan | coacció, coerció | |
| Verbs | coerce | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
| Meaning | Using force to cause something to occur. | |
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| Example | "they didn't have to use coercion" | |
| Synonym | compulsion | |
| Narrower | eviction, constructive eviction | action by a landlord that compels a tenant / tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy) |
| Broader | causing, causation | The act of causing something to happen / happen |
| Spanish | coacción, coerción | |
| Catalan | coacció, coerció | |
| Verbs | coerce | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
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