using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"
Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do. It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation. the use of threats or orders to make someone do something they do not want to do
Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing
(I consented under compulsion) is the condition of mind which, when there is volition forced by coercion, annuls the result of such coercion
Circumstances that may make a potential research participant feel that participation is not fully voluntary or without prejudice
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
Another act defined by most states as an "unfair trade practice " This one occurs when someone in the insurance business uses physical or mental force to persuade another to transact insurance
= An unfair trade practice which occurs when someone in the insurance business applies a physical or mental force to persuade another to transact insurance
Treating an object of one type as though it were of another type Contrast cast See the chapter on Expressions
At the same time coercion is not negatived by the fact of submission under force
The worst form of team behavior, coercion involves the convincing of participants to take action using active or passive threats Pointing out that executing a task in a specific way is going to reflect in a performance review is a very common coercion tactic