coercion

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Noun

1. 1
   Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
2. 2
   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.
3. 3
   A specific instance of coercing.
4. 4
   Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
5. 5
   The process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context.
6. 6
   The initiation or threat of conflict; aggression.