Associations to the word «Coercion»
Noun
- Ethic
- Polity
- Harm
- Waiver
- Perpetrator
- Punishment
- Healthcare
- Reliance
- Resist
- Conformity
- Slavery
- Liberty
- Balfour
- Competence
- Fertility
- Sex
- Clause
- Obedience
- Hegemony
- Uniting
- Defendant
- Victim
- Alienation
- Gatherer
- Abortion
- Misconduct
- Colonialism
- Quran
- Necessity
- Feminism
- Rationale
- Brothel
- Endorsement
- Racism
- Miranda
- Conscience
- Prostitute
- Justification
- Intercourse
- Landlord
- Obligation
- Tactic
- Hydra
- Plea
- Imposition
- Epidemic
- Empathy
- Interference
- Cooperation
- Liberalism
- Surrogate
- Suspect
- Exercise
- Terrorism
- Socialism
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
COERCION, noun. (not countable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
COERCION, noun. (legal) (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.
COERCION, noun. (countable) A specific instance of coercing.
COERCION, noun. (computing) (countable) Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
Dictionary definition
COERCION, noun. The act of compelling by force of authority.
COERCION, noun. Using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion".
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.