Synonyms for coercive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : koh-ur-siv |
| Phonetic Transcription : koʊˈɜr sɪv |
Définition of coercive
Origin :- c.1600, from coerce + -ive. Form coercitive (attested from 1630s) is more true to Latin.
- adj forcible
- The Mohammadans say the angels exercise this coercive power.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
- The first is a coercive, the second a voluntary, organization.
- Extract from : « Socialism As It Is » by William English Walling
- Coercive measures were at once brought forward in parliament.
- Extract from : « Tea Leaves » by Various
- Nothing will stop them—neither reasoning nor coercive measures.
- Extract from : « The Tiger-Slayer » by Gustave Aimard
- But they were under no coercive authority, and were even permitted to marry.
- Extract from : « Medival Heresy and the Inquisition » by A. S. Turberville
- And there is a coercive excommunication, and a pastoral excommunication.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
- The people, of course, felt the pressure of these coercive measures.
- Extract from : « The Pacification of Burma » by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
- In a free and enlightened society there would be no room for coercive law.
- Extract from : « A Girl Among the Anarchists » by Isabel Meredith
- They had to live, and coercive toil meant at least a living wage.
- Extract from : « The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore » by John R. Hutchinson
- It was not intended as a coercive act, but was so considered in the colonies.
- Extract from : « The Colonization of North America » by Herbert Eugene Bolton
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