coercion
noun [U] /kəʊˈɜː.ʃən/
/koʊˈɝː-/ formalDefinition
› the use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are unwilling to do: He claimed the police had used coercion, threats and promises to illegally obtain the statement.Causing somebody to actUrging and persuadingUrging and persuadingCausing somebody to act
(Definition of coercion noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a kick up the arse/backside idiom
- arm-twisting noun
- bludgeon verb
- bounce sb into sth phrasal verb
- bulldoze verb
- coerce verb
- dragoon sb into sth phrasal verb
- duress noun
- feed sb to the lions idiom
- force sb's hand idiom
- forcible adjective (GIVING NO CHOICE)
- push sth through phrasal verb
- put the heat on sb idiom
- put/tighten the screws on sb idiom
- railroad verb
- ram sth down sb's throat idiom
- ram sth into sb phrasal verb
- reduce sb to sth phrasal verb
- steamroller verb
- trap verb
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Causing somebody to act
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