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coercion

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as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another a promise obtained by coercion is never binding

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“Coercion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercion. Accessed 6 Dec. 2022.

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