Violence, force, constraint, or compulsion, exercised by or upon a person. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ171383 |
| 释义 | society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] (97) needeOE Violence, force, constraint, or compulsion, exercised by or upon a person. Obsolete. distressc1384 The action or fact of straining or pressing tightly, strain, stress, pressure; figurative pressure employed to produce action, constraint… force1387 In non-material sense: Constraint or compulsion exerted upon a person. Also, a force, as to put a force upon: to put compulsion or constraint… stressc1390 Force, threats, or other pressure used against a person in order to compel them to do (or, less commonly, prevent them from doing) something… artingc1400 Constraint; compulsion. coactionc1400 Compulsion, constraint, coercion. (Very frequent in 16–17th centuries; now rare.) constrainauncec1400 Constraint. compulsion1462 The action, or an act, of compelling, or the condition of being compelled; constraint, obligation, coercion. enforcement1477 Constraint, compulsion; a constraining or compelling influence. rare in modern use. coercion1495 Constraint, restraint, compulsion; the application of force to control the action of a voluntary agent. forcement1524 Compulsion; also, a compelling motive. enforcing1531 The action of enforce, v. in its various senses. †concrete that which enforces. strain1532 Compulsion. Obsolete. constraint1533 The exercise of force to determine or confine action; coercion, compulsion. coercement1592 Constraint, application of force. constrainment1593 = constraint, n. duress1596 Constraint, compulsion; spec. in Law, Constraint illegally exercised to force a person to perform some act. compulse1616 = compulsion, n. obligement1641 Compulsion, constraint. Obsolete. rare. cogency1702 Compulsion; application of force. Obsolete. coercive control1827 Power that is exercised over a person or group through the use of force, threat, or punishment. steamrolling1879 compression1880 Constraint, coercion. Subcategories:— faculty, power, or quality of (5) — control in the way of (1) — on feelings or behaviour (2) — quality of being compulsory (2) — action of compelling (9) — agency or means of (10) — one who compels (13) — physical coercion (6) — absolute or superior force (3) — compelling the fulfilment or performance of (12) — compelling acceptance of or imposition (9) — drawing out forcibly (2) |
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