coerced

[koh-ursd]

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.

Other Word Forms

• uncoerced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coerced¹

coerce ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

In filings, they recalled the women's testimony about participating in lengthy "freak-off" sessions with Combs and male escorts he requested, even when they felt coerced and suffered physically from the lengthy encounters.

From BBC

“No student or their family should ever be coerced into sacrificing their faith or jumping through loopholes to comply with a vaccine requirement.”

From Los Angeles Times

In such cases, Mr Patton said defendants can face a potential sentence of life imprisonment, and can therefore be coerced into a guilty plea without any trial being held.

From BBC

Over five harrowing days last September, they kept her under 24/7 surveillance on Skype, terrified her with threats, and coerced her into liquidating her savings and transferring the money.

From BBC

Of course, it wasn’t that simple, and eventually the stream of women coming forward to allege that they were coerced, tricked, and even threatened into performing for the camera brought Francis’ empire down.

From Salon

Related Words

• compelled 
• contrived 
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• involuntary 
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• unwilling