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According to the FBI, terrorism is “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government or civilian population in furtherance of political or social objectives.”

"We are empowering the State to kill," he warned, adding there would be a "temptation" for families to coerce dying relatives to take up assisted dying in order to pass on money and assets.

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Lawyers have accused it of coercing devotees, known colloquially as "Moonies" after its founder, to donate large sums of money.

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The case centres on a neo-Nazi state informant known as Agent X who used his MI5 role to coerce his girlfriend, whom he attacked with a machete.

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“No student or their family should ever be coerced into sacrificing their faith or jumping through loopholes to comply with a vaccine requirement.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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