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co⋅er⋅cion

[koh-ur-shuh

–noun

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.

Origin:
1515–25; < ML coerciōn- (s. of coerciō), L coerctiōn-, syncopated var. of coercitiōn-, equiv. to coercit(us) (ptp. of coercēre to coerce ) + -iōn- -ion; r. late ME cohercion < MF < L as above

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co·er·cion (kō-ûr'zhən, -shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act or practice of coercing.
Power or ability to coerce.

co·er'cion·ar'y (-zhə-něr'ē, -shə-) adj.

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coercion
noun
1.	the act of compelling by force of authority
2.	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" [syn: compulsion]

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Main Entry: co·er·cion
Pronunciation: kO-'&r-zh&n, -sh&n
Function: noun
: the use of express or implied threats of violence or reprisal (as discharge from employment) or other intimidating behavior that puts a person in immediate fear of the consequences in order to compel that person to act against his or her will; also : the defense that one acted under coercion —see also DEFENSE, DURESS —compare UNDUE INFLUENCE

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coercion
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Coercion

Co*er"cion\, n. [L. coercio, fr. 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, is imputable to the party doing it, unless he be so paralyzed by terror as to act convulsively. At the same time coercion is not negatived by the fact of submission under force. "Coactus volui" (I consented under compulsion) is the condition of mind which, when there is volition forced by coercion, annuls the result of such coercion. --Wharton.

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