coercive
adjective
co·er·cive
kō-ˈər-siv 
: serving or intended to coerce
coercive power
coercive measures
coercively
adverb
coerciveness
noun
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Advocates also emphasize that Krenwinkel qualifies under youth offender parole, elderly parole and domestic violence survivor parole provisions — laws designed to recognize offenders who were young, vulnerable or under coercive control at the time of their crimes.
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Stepheny Price , Melissa Chrise, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Kalra said the bill, which gives police agencies in California until 2027 to create policies that fulfill the new law, is meant to be a deterrent against coercive police interviews of family members left highly vulnerable by the shooting or serious injury of their loved one.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Populations would lose their bargaining power, and robot police and armies could turbocharge forms of coercive control.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The influencer, who was in her 20s and had garnered over 300,000 followers on TikTok, allegedly wanted to cut ties with Choi due to his coercive instructions and unreasonable scheduling, according to the reports.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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Stepheny Price , Melissa Chrise, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Kalra said the bill, which gives police agencies in California until 2027 to create policies that fulfill the new law, is meant to be a deterrent against coercive police interviews of family members left highly vulnerable by the shooting or serious injury of their loved one.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Populations would lose their bargaining power, and robot police and armies could turbocharge forms of coercive control.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The influencer, who was in her 20s and had garnered over 300,000 followers on TikTok, allegedly wanted to cut ties with Choi due to his coercive instructions and unreasonable scheduling, according to the reports.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Coercive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coercive. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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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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