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coercive force

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noun

a measure of the magnetization of a ferromagnetic material as expressed by the external magnetic field strength necessary to demagnetize it. Measured in amperes per metre Compare coercivity

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Unlike ethics, law and policy are backed by the coercive force of the state.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2019

High status is itself a powerful coercive force that can stifle resistance in a lower-status victim and so silence him or her.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2016

In Sattouf’s memoir, his father’s decision to move the family to Syria has the coercive force of a kidnapping.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 19, 2015

“A police officer at any moment is outnumbered by members of the public,” she said, “so if we eliminate this implied notion of coercive force then we eliminate the difference between the public and police”.

From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2015

One, which belongs to prelates, and is directed to the common good, has coercive force.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

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