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coercion

/kəʊˈɜːʃən/

/koʊˈɜrʒən/

Traduzioni

coercionnoun

coercions

The contract was signed under coercion.

Контракт был подписан под принуждением.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

Sinonimi

coercionadjective

/kəʊˈɜːʃən/

/koʊˈɜrʒən/

Used attributively before nouns, e.g. 'coercion tactics'

coercionnoun

The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.

The confession was obtained through coercion, making it inadmissible in court.

In linguistics, a semantic or syntactic operation by which a word or phrase is reinterpreted so that it fits the requirements of its context.

The sentence "She sneezed the napkin off the table" illustrates coercion, allowing the verb "sneeze" to take a direct object.

coercionadjective

Relating to, involving, or based on coercion.

The government relied on coercion measures to break the strike.