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coercive measure
noun as in interdiction
Weak match
noun as in sanction
Strongest matches
Weak match
Example Sentences
It is therefore apparent, that this measure, considered as a coercive measure against France, is nugatory in the extreme.
The ordinary coercive measure employed in cases of disobedience was the bastinado, according to Eastern custom.
It had been designed as a coercive measure, to be sure, but no one knew precisely to what extent it would affect English trade.
I voted for the embargo as a precautionary and as a coercive measure.
But without the support and the full support of the people, such a strong coercive measure cannot be fairly executed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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