to coerce obedience

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• Coerce — Co*erce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coerced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coercing}.] [L. co[ e]rcere; co + arcere to shut up, to press together. See {Ark}.] 1. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb. Burke. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• coerce — co•erce [[t]koʊˈɜrs[/t]] v. t. erced, erc•ing 1) to compel by force or intimidation: to coerce someone into signing a document[/ex] 2) to bring about through force; exact: to coerce obedience[/ex] 3) to dominate or control, esp. by exploiting… …   From formal English to slang

• coerce — coercer, n. coercible, adj. /koh errs /, v.t., coerced, coercing. 1. to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, esp. without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document. 2. to bring about through the… …   Universalium

• coerce — /koʊˈɜs / (say koh ers) verb (t) (coerced, coercing) 1. to restrain or constrain by force, law, or authority; force or compel, as to do something. 2. to compel by forcible action: coerce obedience. {Latin coercēre hold together} –coercer, noun… …  

• coerce — /kowars/ Compelled to compliance; constrained to obedience, or submission in a vigorous or forcible manner. See coercion …   Black's law dictionary

• coerce — /kowars/ Compelled to compliance; constrained to obedience, or submission in a vigorous or forcible manner. See coercion …   Black's law dictionary

• enforce obedience — index constrain (compel), force (coerce), rule (govern) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Coerced — Coerce Co*erce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coerced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coercing}.] [L. co[ e]rcere; co + arcere to shut up, to press together. See {Ark}.] 1. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb. Burke. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Coercing — Coerce Co*erce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coerced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coercing}.] [L. co[ e]rcere; co + arcere to shut up, to press together. See {Ark}.] 1. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb. Burke. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• A Letter Concerning Toleration — and responds to the problem of religion and government by proposing toleration as the answer. Unlike Hobbes, who saw uniformity of religion as the key to a well functioning civil society, Locke argues that more religious groups actually prevent… …   Wikipedia

• Georgia resolutions 1827 — The Georgia Resolutions of 1827 were a response to the Cherokee’s refusal to cede their territory within the U.S. state of Georgia. The resolutions declared the state’s right to title, jurisdiction, and authority over all the land within its… …   Wikipedia