coercion

The notification requirement, he said, was intended to establish whether a conversion was voluntary, while allowing the state to act against those brought about by fraud, coercion or inducement.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

But the implication of overt coercion is always bubbling beneath the surface.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Economist Guillaume Liby said African countries were "tackling the problem from the wrong end: coercion".

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Under California law at the time, Pellerin said, she had no evidence of coercion or force so she had no choice but to process the license.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

He had to take coercion out of the equation and let the horse discover the pleasure of speed.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Who knows what coercions they deployed back in the day to corral those students into submission; at least that’s the fear evinced by today’s new campus dating policies.

From Newsweek ● Mar. 20, 2015

It was to be a series of moral coercions, either accomplished or attempted.

From Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by James Gillespie Blaine

The coercions of this virtual captivity extended to the stipulations of the treaty presently formulated.

From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree

The British Minister, delighted by this spontaneous offer, thanked the King, expressing the hope that his action would be greatly appreciated, that all mistrust would vanish, and that the Powers would moderate their coercions.

From Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 by G. F. (George Frederick) Abbott

An infantile captive wields certain coercions to fair treatment peculiar to nonage.

From The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee by Douglas Duer