coercion

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Synonyms: coersion, coercive, coercing, coercions, cerion

Antonyms: coersion, coercive, coercing, coercions, cerion

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[actual|Actual]] or [[threatened]] [[force]] for the purpose of [[compel]]ling action by another person; the act of [[coerce|coercing]].
2. {{lb|en|legal|uncountable}} 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. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[specific]] [[instance]] of [[coerce|coercing]].
4. {{lb|en|programming|countable}} [[conversion|Conversion]] of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
5. {{lb|en|linguistics|semantics}} The process by which the meaning of a {{l|en|word}} or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical {{l|en|context}}.
6. {{lb|en|[[libertarianism]]}} The initiation or threat of [[conflict]]; [[aggression]].

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