coercion

Noun
  1. The act of compelling by force of authority (synset 101129566)
    is a type of: enforcement - the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
    subtypes: terror - the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
  2. Using force to cause something to occur (synset 100157632)
    "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion"
    is a type of: causation, causing - the act of causing something to happen
    subtypes: constructive eviction, eviction - action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved
    same as: compulsion

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