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coercion definition - legal

n

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

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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