Coercion: alternatives and connections

The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced.

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of Cause

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The act of enforcing; compulsion.

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The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; di…

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Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.

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To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

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To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

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To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.

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To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.

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The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force.

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