Coercion

Noun

 * 1)  Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
 * 2)  Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
 * 3)  A specific instance of coercing.
 * 4)  Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.

Adjectives for Coercion
vulgar; parental; ruthless; painstaking; deliberate; wily.

Verbs for Coercion
advocate—; apply—; bar—; control by—; drive to—; employ—; exercise—; gain by—; govern by—; irk by—; oppose—; rebel at—; resist—; resort to—; restrain by—; retain by—; separate by—; submit to—; —antagonizes; —inflames; —intimidates.

Related terms

 * coerce
 * coercer
 * coercible

Thesaurus
compulsion, constraint, duress, high pressure, intimidation, menace, menacing, pressure, strong-arm tactics, the big stick, the bludgeon, the club, the jackboot, the mailed fist, the strong arm, the sword, threat, threatening, violence

Etymology
< coercio: < coercere:, past participle coercitus:; see coerce.

Noun

 * Arabic:, , , , , , , , , ,
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: tvang
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: pakottaminen
 * French: coercition
 * German:
 * Hebrew: כפייה (kfi'a)


 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 威圧
 * Norwegian: tvang
 * Portuguese: coacção
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ceannsachadh
 * Spanish: coerción
 * Swedish: betvingande, tvång
 * Turkish: ,


 * Arabic: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ceannsachadh


 * Turkish: ,