(compelled by force)

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• force — n 1 *power, energy, strength, might, puissance Analogous words: *stress, strain, pressure, tension: *speed, velocity, momentum, impetus, headway 2 Force, violence, compulsion, coercion, duress, constraint, restraint denote the exercise or the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• force — 1 n 1: a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force: a force that acts after another s negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another: intervening cause at cause irresistible force: an unforeseeable event esp …   Law dictionary

• Force (disambiguation) — Force is what causes mass to accelerate or become deformed.Force may also refer to:In science: *Forcing (mathematics), a proof technique of set theory *Brute force method, proof by exhaustion in mathematics *Fundamental force, an interaction… …   Wikipedia

• Compelled — Compel Com*pel , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compelling}.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See {Pulse}.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• force — 1 noun 1 MILITARY a) (C) a group of people who have been trained to fight in a war: forces loyal to President Aquino | a highly efficient fighting force b) the forces the army, navy, and air force: Both her sons are in the forces. c) (U) military …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• force — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *fortia, from Latin fortis strong Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) strength or energy exerted or brought to bear ; cause of motion or change ; active power < the forces of nature …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Force play — In baseball, a force is a situation when a baserunner is compelled (or forced ) to vacate his time of pitch base and thus try to advance to the next base because the batter became a runner. A runner at first base is always forced to attempt to… …   Wikipedia

• compelled — Moved by force, which, in the law, may mean an unavoidable force. A witness is not compelled to testify if he makes no claim of privilege upon the ground that his testimony might incriminate him or upon any other ground. State v Whalen, 108 Wash… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• force — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compulsion, coercion; strength, brawn, power, might; meaning, import, effect; troops, soldiery, army (see combatant). See vigor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Physical power] Syn. strength, energy, might;… …   English dictionary for students

• compelled — com·pel || kÉ™m pel v. force, coerce, influence …   English contemporary dictionary

• Sri Lanka Air Force — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Sri Lanka Air Force start date= 2 March 1951 country= Sri Lanka allegiance= branch= type= role= size= 20,000 personnel 165+ aircraft command structure=Ministry of Defence garrison=SLAF Colombo, Colombo garrison… …   Wikipedia