Associations to the word «Coerce»
Noun
- Coercion
- Confession
- Prostitution
- Torture
- Interrogation
- Trafficking
- Scientology
- Defendant
- Rape
- Obedience
- Abortion
- Abstinence
- Bribe
- Suspect
- Servitude
- Kidnapping
- Signing
- Pornography
- Submission
- Testimony
- Threat
- Perpetrator
- Informant
- Consent
- Plea
- Secession
- Offender
- Violation
- Compliance
- Harassment
- Detainee
- Prosecutor
- Sanction
- Prostitute
- Bidding
- Abuse
- Sex
- Ulster
- Initiation
- Prosecution
- Clause
- Addiction
- Joining
- Employer
- Addict
- Persuasion
- Allegation
- Relapse
- Intercourse
- Confederacy
- Terrorism
- Helping
- Violence
- Conviction
- Inmate
- Exploitation
- Labor
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
COERCE, verb. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
COERCE, verb. (transitive) to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will.
COERCE, verb. (transitive) (computing) to force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
Dictionary definition
COERCE, verb. To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.