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coercion

[koh-ur-shuhn] / koʊˈɜr ʃən /


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Coercion also comes in other forms that can’t be resolved by in-person doctor visits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

She had been holding a sign that said "Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want".

From BBC • May 15, 2025

Alex V. Barnard, an assistant professor of sociology at New York University, is the author of “Conservatorship: Inside California’s System of Coercion and Care for Mental Illness.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Coercion, whether explicit or implicit, undermines a person’s autonomy because it makes informed consent and the exercise of agency impossible.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

A Coercion Bill and a Land Bill passed in 1881 proved unsuccessful.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various




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