coercive

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Ahead of sentencing, Amnesty International had called on Pakistan to end "coercive tactics used to silence dissent and intimidate those who defend human rights".

From BBC

And this episode in the three-part Vice sports series “Out of Bounds” will likely have the effect of a figurative custard pie in the face of the heavily armed and coercive DraftKings-FanDuel-powered juggernaut.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There was never any penalty or consequence built into the agreement,” Ivie said, “as the arrangement is voluntary, not coercive.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Being a mother, how could you abandon that child?" she told AFP, adding she could only imagine the mother had been in a "coercive situation" and saw no "way out".

From Barron's

On Monday, a judge at what is known as a court of coercive measures ruled that he should be kept in custody for three months - a period that can be renewed under Swiss law.

From BBC