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coercive |
of or using coercion. |
compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of compelling. [1/3 definitions] |
duress |
intimidation or coercion. [1/2 definitions] |
enforce |
to collect or obtain (money or performance) by force or coercion. [1/3 definitions] |
force |
to use strength or coercion in order to compel. [1/14 definitions] |
heat |
(slang) coercion, or other sorts of pressure. [1/13 definitions] |
pressure |
to compel (someone) into a course of action by forceful influence or coercion. [1/4 definitions] |
strong-arm |
using or threatening to use physical force or coercion. [1/2 definitions] |
suggestion |
in psychology, the process by which ideas or behavior are induced in a person without coercion or persuasion. [1/6 definitions] |
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