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coercive measure

noun as in interdiction

noun as in sanction

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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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