noun · countable / uncountable · rare

coercion

coercion · coercions

примус

принуждение, насилие, приведение

Zwang, Nötigung

Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another personActual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.

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UK/kəʊˈɜːʃən/US/koʊˈɝʒən/

» If you don't listen to us, we will have to resort to coercion.

Wenn Sie uns nicht zuhören, werden wir auf Zwang zurückgreifen müssen.

Якщо ви не прислухаєтеся до нас, ми будемо вимушені застосувати силу.

Meaning

6 senses

(uncountable)Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
Zwang
принужде́ниеprinuždénije, наси́лиеnasílije
при́мусprýmus
the act of compelling by force of authority
(uncountable)Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
Nötigung
принужде́ниеprinuždénije
(countable)A specific instance of coercing.
(countable)Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
приведениеprivedenije
(countable, uncountable)The process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context.
(countable, uncountable)The initiation or threat of conflict; aggression.

Examples

14 sentences

If you don't listen to us, we will have to resort to coercion.
Якщо ви не прислухаєтеся до нас, ми будемо вимушені застосувати силу.
deWenn Sie uns nicht zuhören, werden wir auf Zwang zurückgreifen müssen.
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True love is love without coercion.
ruНастоящая любовь - это любовь без принуждения.
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An unconditional love is love without coercion.
ruБезусловная любовь — это любовь без принуждения.
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Tom claimed he had acted under coercion.
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Several witnesses subsequently recanted their statements claiming coercion.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person:

Русский

By meaning 2

actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person:

computing: conversion of a value of one data type to another:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person:

use of force to compel:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English cohercioun, from Old French cohercion, from Latin coërcitiō

Inherited from Middle English cohercioun, from Old French cohercion, from Latin coërcitiō (“magisterial coercion”), from past participle coercitus of coërceō (“to restrain, coerce”), from co- (“with”) + arceō (“to shut in, enclose”); see coerce.

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