Legal Definition and Related Resources of Coercion
Meaning of Coercion
The term involves threats or force or intimidation . People v Waters, 268 N. Y.S. 2d 203, 49 Misc.2d 566.
Coercion Alternative Definition
Constraint; compulsion; force. Direct or positive coercion takes place when a man is by physical force compelled to do an act contrary to his will. For example, when a man falls into the hands of the enemies of his country, and they compel him, by a just fear of death, to fight against it. Implied coercion exists where a person is legally under subjection to another, and land, in the Baltic sea. It was the capital I is induced, in consequence of such subjea tion, to do an act contrary to his will. See Duress.
Synonyms of Coercion
noun
- blackmail
- bondage
- brute force
- coercitio
- command
- compulsion
- constraint
- constraint by force
- control
- dictation
- duress
- exaction
- exigency
- extortion
- force
- forcing
- illegal compulsion
- impelling
- inducement
- insistence
- intimidation
- moral compulsion
- necessity
- negative compulsion
- oppression
- oppressive exaction
- pressure
- prevailing
- prohibition
- repression
- restraint
- strong arm tactics
- threat
- undue influence
- unlawful compulsion
- Associated Concepts: coercive conduct
- duress
- extortion
- coercion of employeesforeign phrases: Extortio est crimen quando quis colore
- officii extorquet quod non est debitum
- vel supra debitum
- vel ante tempus quod est debitum
- Extortion is a crime when
- by color of office
- any person extorts that which is not due
- or more than is due
- or before the time when it is due
- Nihil consensui tarn contrarium est quam vis atque metus
- Nothing is so opposed to consent as force and fear
- Vis legibus est inimica
- Force is inimical to the laws
Definition of Coercion in the Free Online Notary Dictionary
Forced Or Compelled Into Doing Something, Through Fear, Intimidation, And/or Threats. A Notary Should Refuse To Notarize A Signature Or Acknowledgment Unless All Parties Are Willingly Involved.
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Related Entries of Coercion in the Encyclopedia of Law Project
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Coercion in Historical Law
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Translation of Coercion, with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Coerción and other legal terms is available here.
- Coerción
- Coacción
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Coercion in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
Compulsion; constraint; duress. Implied or legal coercion is when a person, under legal subjection to another, is induced to do an act involuntarily.
Note: This legal definition of Coercion in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Coercion in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of coercion.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- coercion in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford
University Press) - coercion in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Coercion
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Coercion :
A defence available only to married women who have committed a crime (other than murder or treason) in the presence of, and under pressure from, their husbands. Its scope is unclear but may be wider than that of *duress in that it may cover economic and moral as well as physical pressure, though unlike duress it has to be proved (See burden of proof). If a wife is acquitted on grounds of coercion, her husband may be liable for the offence in question through his wife’s innocent agency and/or for a crime involving a *threat.
Definition of Coercion
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Coercion: The use of force or commands to gain obedience without willing consent of the individual.
Coercion: Resources
Notes and References
- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Coercion. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
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See Also
- Governance
- Authority
- Contract Enforcement
- Deterrence
- Hegemony
- Power
- State Building
Further Reading
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George, A. (1991). Forceful persuasion: Coercive diplomacy
as an alternative to war. Washington, DC: The United
States Institute of Peace Press.
Hobbes, T. (1968). Leviathan. London: Pelican Press.
Pape, R, A. (1996). Bombing to win: Air power and coercion
in war. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Schelling, T. (1960). The strategy of conflict. Cambridge,
MA: Harvard University Press.
Shakespeare, W. (1998). Henry V. New York: Signet Classics.
Thucydides. (1998). The Peloponnesian War (S. Lattimore,
Trans.) (Book V, pp. 294 301). Indianapolis, IN: Hackett.
Tilly, C. (1990). Coercion, Capital, and European states
990 1990 A.D. Oxford, UK: Basil Blackwell.
Weber, M. (2004). The vocation lectures. (D. S. Owen &
T. B. Strong, Eds.; Rodney Livingstone, Trans.).
Indianapolis, IN: Hackett. - Coercion in the Encyclopedia of Governance, Mark Bevir – University of California, Berkeley, USA, 2007, SAGE Publications
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