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принужде́ние — meaning in English

prinuzhdeniye

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English meaning

  • coercion noun The use of force or threats to make someone act against their will.
  • compulsion noun A strong, often irrational urge to do something, even against one's better judgment.
  • 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

принужде́ние 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.

compulsion — full definition

  1. noun A strong, often irrational urge to do something, even against one's better judgment.
  2. noun The use of force or pressure to make someone act a certain way.

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