Definition of Coercion

using threats or force to get someone to do something

Examples of Coercion in a sentence

I refuse to employ coercion, because I believe it is wrong to make people do things they don’t want to by force.  🔊

Torture is a form of coercion that is used to make people tell the truth, or at least give answers of some sort.  🔊

If you threaten someone’s life to make them obey you, you are employing coercion.  🔊

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