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coerção — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • coercion noun The use of force or threats to make someone act against their will.
  • duress noun Pressure or threats used to force someone into doing something against their will.
  • enforcement noun The act of making sure a law, rule, or agreement is followed.

Senses

coerção is used for these senses in English:

  • coercion (legal, uncountable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
  • duress Constraint by threat.
  • enforcement The act of enforcing; compulsion.

coercion — full definition

  1. noun The use of force or threats to make someone act against their will.
  2. noun In computing, the automatic conversion of a value from one data type to another.

duress — full definition

  1. noun Pressure or threats used to force someone into doing something against their will.
  2. verb To force someone into an action through threats or pressure.

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