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:b. fig. Conviction, power to compel assent.

:b. fig. Conviction, power to compel assent.

==Description==

==Description==

'''Coercion''' (pronounced /co-er-shon/ or /koʊˈɜrʃən/) is the [[practice]] of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary [[manner]] (whether through [[action]] or inaction) by use of threats, intimidation, trickery, or some other form of pressure or force. Such [[actions]] are used as leverage, to force the victim to act in the [[desire]]d way. Coercion may involve the actual infliction of [[physical]] [[pain]]/injury or [[psychological]] harm in order to enhance the credibility of a threat. The threat of further harm may lead to the [[cooperation]] or [[obedience]] of the person being coerced. [[Torture]] is one of the most extreme examples of coercion. (i.e. Severe pain is inflicted on victims in order to extract the desired [[information]] from the tortured party.)

'''Coercion''' (pronounced /co-er-shon/ or /koʊˈɜrʃən/) is the [[practice]] of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary [[manner]] (whether through [[action]] or inaction) by use of threats, intimidation, trickery, or some other form of pressure or force. Such [[actions]] are used as leverage, to force the victim to act in the [[desire]]d way. Coercion may involve the actual infliction of [[physical]] [[pain]]/injury or [[psychological]] harm in order to enhance the credibility of a threat. The threat of further harm may lead to the [[cooperation]] or [[obedience]] of the person being coerced. [[Torture]] is one of the most extreme examples of coercion. (i.e. Severe pain is inflicted on victims in order to extract the desired [[information]] from the tortured party.)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coercion]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]