coercive
adjective
co·er·cive
kō-ˈər-siv 
: serving or intended to coerce
coercive power
coercive measures
coercively
adverb
coerciveness
noun
Examples of coercive in a Sentence
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Historically, investigators have been taught aggressive, coercive strategies aimed at one primary goal: obtaining a confession, whether true or false.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
In turn, states and militias are using them as powerful coercive tools.
—Andrew Metrick, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
This is especially true in light of the concerns highlighted by Curbed that credit reporting could be used as a coercive tool to punish tenants for legitimate exercises of their extensive tenants’ rights.
—Adam Singer, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Ferenc also ruled that the interviewers were not coercive and that Doerman did offer the information voluntarily.
—The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024
Existing agricultural trade agreements do not prevent the use of export restrictions as coercive tools.
—Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
Fletcher told the justices the government may not use coercive threats to suppress speech, but can inform, persuade and criticize private speakers.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Eyewitnesses detailed a range of coercive methods employed by the RSF to compel individuals to join their ranks, including intimidation, torture, summary execution and the withholding of food and medical aid.
—Pallabi Munsi, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
David Greene, of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says the most likely outcome is that the court will issue a new test to assess whether the government was, in fact, coercive against social platforms, and pass the case back down to a lower court to rule on again.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
In turn, states and militias are using them as powerful coercive tools.
—Andrew Metrick, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
This is especially true in light of the concerns highlighted by Curbed that credit reporting could be used as a coercive tool to punish tenants for legitimate exercises of their extensive tenants’ rights.
—Adam Singer, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Ferenc also ruled that the interviewers were not coercive and that Doerman did offer the information voluntarily.
—The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024
Existing agricultural trade agreements do not prevent the use of export restrictions as coercive tools.
—Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
Fletcher told the justices the government may not use coercive threats to suppress speech, but can inform, persuade and criticize private speakers.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Eyewitnesses detailed a range of coercive methods employed by the RSF to compel individuals to join their ranks, including intimidation, torture, summary execution and the withholding of food and medical aid.
—Pallabi Munsi, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
David Greene, of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says the most likely outcome is that the court will issue a new test to assess whether the government was, in fact, coercive against social platforms, and pass the case back down to a lower court to rule on again.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
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coercive
adjective
co·er·cive
kō-ˈər-siv
1
: serving or intended to coerce
2
: resulting from coercion
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