by+compulsion+or+coercion
11compulsion — [kəm pul′shən] n. [ME & LL compulsio < L compulsus, pp. of compellere: see COMPEL] 1. a compelling or being compelled; coercion; constraint 2. that which compels; driving force 3. Psychol. an irresistible, repeated, irrational impulse to… …
12compulsion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Coercion Nouns compulsion, coercion, coaction, constraint, duress, obligation; enforcement, pressure; [physical, brute, or main] force; the sword, martial law, strong arm [of the law]; draft,… …
13Compulsion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Compulsion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 compulsion compulsion coercion coaction constraint duress enforcement press conscription GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 force force Sgm: N 2 brute force …
14compulsion — [[t]kəmpʌ̱lʃ(ə)n[/t]] compulsions 1) N COUNT: oft N to inf A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control. He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run... It s a compulsion to write, more than… …
15compulsion — noun 1) he is under no compulsion to go Syn: obligation, constraint, coercion, duress, pressure, intimidation 2) a compulsion to tell the truth Syn: urge, impulse, need, desire, drive; …
16compulsion — noun 1) he is under no compulsion to go Syn: obligation, pressure, coercion 2) a compulsion to tell the truth Syn: urge, impulse, need, desire, drive, obsession, fixation, addiction …
17coercion — /kowarshan/ Compulsion; constraint; compelling by force or arms or threat. General Motors v. Blevins, D.C.Colo., 144 F.Supp. 381, 384. It may be actual, direct, or positive, as where physical force is used to compel act against one s will, or… …
18coercion — /kowarshan/ Compulsion; constraint; compelling by force or arms or threat. General Motors v. Blevins, D.C.Colo., 144 F.Supp. 381, 384. It may be actual, direct, or positive, as where physical force is used to compel act against one s will, or… …
19compulsion — n 1. force, coaction, constraint, coercion, duress; will, pressure, press, stress, strain; control, domination, power, dint, strength, influence; oppression, suppression, physical coercion or violence, Inf. the strong arm; impressment,… …
20compulsion — /keuhm pul sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of compelling; constraint; coercion. 2. the state or condition of being compelled. 3. Psychol. a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one s will.… …
