Coercing
/kō-ˈər-sing/
Definitions
- (v. (gerund)) The act of compelling a party to act or refrain from acting through threats, force, or intimidation in a legal context.
The defendant was charged with coercing a witness to withhold testimony.
Forms
- coerce
- coerced
- coerces
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Commentary
Coercing is the present participle of coerce, used to describe ongoing acts or behaviors involving compulsion under legal scrutiny.
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