coercion

co·er·cion (kō ʉr′s̸hən, -z̸hən)

noun

Etymology: L coercio

Constrain or restrain by physical force or the threat of such force. See also duress and undue influence.
The improper use of economic power to alter, shape, or otherwise control the actions of another.

Converse of object

prevent: This authority is in place to prevent coercion, pressure or payment for organs, which is illegal in the UK.
involve: Second, the sexual abuse of young people rarely involves coercion or violence.
use: If the child is under 12 or the offender uses coercion, maximum penalty is 12 years.
include: These included coercion in the form of laws passed in 1920 and 1923 banning abortion and contraception.
become: Further, unexpected experiences may also lead to reluctance to participate raising the question of when perseverance in following up participants becomes coercion?
justify: Useless or counter-productive public spending cannot possibly justify the coercion involved in levying taxes.

Adjective modifier

extra-economic: Unlike a business firm, the state is an apparatus of direct extra-economic coercion.
intentional: Your ability to act as you wish has here been limited by the intentional coercion of others.
sexual: An important element of sexual health is freedom from sexual coercion.
moral: It embodies one of the most effective weapons of moral coercion that it is possible to employ in the struggle of all against all.
military: The EU is planning voluntary cooperation among its military, not coercion.
physical: Normative influence does not have to involve physical coercion.

Modifies a noun

bill: The Whigs were lukewarm and the king cold, while the tithe and coercion bills excited the steady opposition of the Irish members.

Noun used with modifier

state: Stephen long ago queried why the state coercion of the criminal law should give way to the private coercion that is duress.
type: Unlike C but like most Lisp dialects, Perl internally and dynamically handles all memory allocation, garbage collection, and type coercion.
government: These are exactly the two areas that capitalist commerce is never going to address without government coercion.

Preposition: in

form: These included coercion in the form of laws passed in 1920 and 1923 banning abortion and contraception.

Preposition: of

kind: There is no room for coercion of any kind in a loving relationship.

Preposition: by

power: We believe that nations have the right to determine their own destiny, free from military coercion by great powers.

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