be compelled
Example Sentences
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You cannot be compelled to serve as an executor, even if you’re named in someone’s will.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
He invoked the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, which says no individual can be "compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Companies may be compelled to enter into these contracts to guarantee their access to memory and storage chips, because of their crucial role in all kinds of products from AI servers to smartphones to cars.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
It first lays out protections afforded to LPRs, declaring that they “shall not” be compelled to prove that they satisfy the requirements for legal entry “unless” one of six exceptions applies.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
“We’ll get the word out, of course, but she can’t be compelled to come home; you shouldn’t necessarily expect her back under your roof in the near future.”
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
