coerced

American  

[koh-ursd] / koʊˈɜrsd /

adjective

1. forced or compelled through intimidation or authority, especially without regard for individual volition.

   A judge decided that key evidence, obtained from a coerced 14-year-old boy, was unreliable.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of coerce.

Other Word Forms

• uncoerced adjective

Etymology

Origin of coerced

coerce ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Kwatra, who has denied the charges, alleges in his suit that the letter he signed was coerced and part of a plan by Saks to punish him for considering a job with a competitor.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’ve received many letters where the case seems stronger than the one you describe; one reader wrote to say her millionaire cousin’s nursing home coerced her into changing her will and selling her house.

From MarketWatch

Industry groups recommend that surrogates not receive public benefits to reduce the perception that they are financially needy and could be coerced into the transaction.

From The Wall Street Journal

Civilians are "being coerced from all sides", Mr Türk said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that armed rebel groups have issued their own threats asking people to boycott the polls.

From BBC

"None of our consultants coerced the clients," he adds.

From BBC

Related Words

• compelled
• contrived
• enforced
• involuntary
• mandatory
• unwilling