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Coercive — Co*er cive, a. Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain. {Co*er cive*ly}, adv. Co*er cive*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Coercive power can only influence us to outward practice. Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] {Coercive force} or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coercive — co·er·cive /kō ər siv/ adj 1: serving or intended to coerce 2: resulting from coercion to protect women from coercive intimacy Kimberle Crenshaw Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
coercive — [kō ʉrsiv] adj. of coercion or tending to coerce coercively adv. coerciveness n … English World dictionary
coercive — [[t]koʊɜ͟ː(r)sɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Coercive measures are intended to force people to do something that they do not want to do. ...increasingly coercive measures on the part of the state... The eighteenth century Admiralty had few… … English dictionary
coercive — adjective Date: circa 1600 serving or intended to coerce < coercive power > < coercive measures > • coercively adverb • coerciveness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
coercive — adjective Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce. The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development… … Wiktionary
coercive — adj. Coercive is used with these nouns: ↑diplomacy, ↑interrogation … Collocations dictionary
coercive — co|er|cive [kəuˈə:sıv US kouˈə:r ] adj formal using threats or orders to make someone do something they do not want to do ▪ coercive measures to reduce absenteeism >coercively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
coercive — adjective using threats or orders to make someone do something they do not want to do: coercive measures to reduce absenteeism coercively adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
coercive — coerce ► VERB ▪ persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats. DERIVATIVES coercion noun coercive adjective. ORIGIN Latin coercere restrain … English terms dictionary
