under coercion
1coercion — co·er·cion /kō ər zhən, shən/ n: the use of express or implied threats of violence or reprisal (as discharge from employment) or other intimidating behavior that puts a person in immediate fear of the consequences in order to compel that person… …
2coercion — n. under coercion (to do smt. under coercion) * * * [kəʊ ɜːʃ(ə)n] under coercion (to do smt. under coercion) …
3coercion — co|er|cion [kəuˈə:ʃən US kouˈə:rʒən] n [U] the use of threats or orders to make someone do something they do not want to do ▪ The defendant explained that he had been acting under coercion …
4coercion — noun (U) the use of threats or orders to make someone do something they do not want to do: Soames said he had been under coercion when he confessed …
5under duress — out of force, under coercion, without choice …
6Coercion — Co*er cion, n. [L. coercio, fr. coercere. See {Coerce}.] 1. The act or process of coercing. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act… …
7Coercion — For other uses, see Coercion (disambiguation). Coercion (pronounced /koʊˈɜrʃən/) is the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats or intimidation or some other …
8Irish Coercion Act — Between 1801 and 1922, the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed over 100 acts of emergency law in an attempt to establish law and order in Ireland. [cite web|url=http://www.hks.harvard.edu/taubmancenter/pdfs/working papers/donohue 00… …
9Marital coercion — is a statutory defence to most crimes under English criminal law and under the criminal law of Northern Ireland. It is similar to duress. Contents 1 Legislation 2 Differences to duress 3 Proposals for reform …
10Korea under Japanese rule — (Chōsen (Korea), Empire of Japan) 日本統治時代の朝鮮(大日本帝国朝鮮) 일제 강점기 (日帝强占期) Japanese colony …
