coerced

[ koh-ursd ]
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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.

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

Origin of coerced

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Other words from coerced

  • un·co·erced, adjective

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How to use coerced in a sentence

  • A meeting of the canons who had fled from Lige, and their brethren who had been coerced into voting, was held at Namur.

    Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
  • "A machine cannot be coerced," the robot-confessor told him.

    The Status Civilization | Robert Sheckley
  • So Forbes had coerced and terrified soldiers of his who were far superior to him in bulk and brawn.

    What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
  • Alice went into her arms, eager to be coerced and decided for: "And you really think it is my duty to go?"

    What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
  • Specs coerced Felix into the hall and warned him to go home and behave himself like a good dog.