coercion

  • 11coercion — n. under coercion (to do smt. under coercion) * * * [kəʊ ɜːʃ(ə)n] under coercion (to do smt. under coercion) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12coercion — [[t]koʊɜ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they did not want to do. It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation …

    English dictionary

  • 13coercion — /kowarshan/ Compulsion; constraint; compelling by force or arms or threat. General Motors v. Blevins, D.C.Colo., 144 F.Supp. 381, 384. It may be actual, direct, or positive, as where physical force is used to compel act against one s will, or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 14coercion — /kowarshan/ Compulsion; constraint; compelling by force or arms or threat. General Motors v. Blevins, D.C.Colo., 144 F.Supp. 381, 384. It may be actual, direct, or positive, as where physical force is used to compel act against one s will, or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 15coercion — coercionary, adj. coercionist, n. /koh err sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance. 2. force or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by a government or police force. [1515 25; < ML&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 16coercion — co|er|cion [kəuˈə:ʃən US kouˈə:rʒən] n [U] the use of threats or orders to make someone do something they do not want to do ▪ The defendant explained that he had been acting under coercion …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17coercion — noun (U) the use of threats or orders to make someone do something they do not want to do: Soames said he had been under coercion when he confessed …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18coercion — duomenų tipo keitimas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Duomenų vertimas iš vieno ↑duomenų tipo į kitą. Pavyzdžiui, ↑sveikojo skaičiaus vertimas į ↑realųjį skaičių. atitikmenys: angl. cast; coercion ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – duomenų tipas dar&#8230; …

    Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • 19coercion — coerce ► VERB ▪ persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats. DERIVATIVES coercion noun coercive adjective. ORIGIN Latin coercere restrain …

    English terms dictionary

  • 20Coercion (disambiguation) — Coercion is the practice of compelling a person to behave in an involuntary way. Coercion may also refer to: Coercion (linguistics), reinterpretation of a lexeme Coercive function, mathematical function that grows rapidly at the extremes of the&#8230; …

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