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Definition of coercion

using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"
the act of compelling by force of authority

Similar Words: compulsion

Hyponyms: eviction, constructive eviction, terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act

Derivational Morphology: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force, compel, oblige, obligate

Anagrams: cicerone

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