THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
SCOTTSBORO TRIALS
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to persuade, especially by force or threats
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to express complete disapproval of something
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never done or known before
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to get an advantage from something
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Detailed explanation-1: -(1) A person is guilty of coercion if by use of a threat he or she compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a legal right to abstain from, or to abstain from conduct which he or she has a legal right to engage in.
Detailed explanation-2: -verb. co·erce kō-ˈərs. coerced; coercing. : to cause someone to do something by force or threat.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Coercion: To force someone to do something. In the context of this chapter, it refers to the force used by a legal authority like the State.