Coercion can mean a variety of things in different contexts:
In the social sciences, coercion is any human activity that reduces the set of another person’s feasible choices by applying physical force or threat of such toward that person.
In linguistics, coercion is when the grammatical context causes the language-user to reinterpret all or parts of the semantic and/or formal features of a lexeme that appears in it.
Coercive function in mathematics , a function that "grows rapidly"
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Coercion is the practice of compelling a person to involuntarily behave in a certain way (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats, intimidation or some other form of pressure or force.
Physical coercion is the most commonly considered form, where the content of the conditional threat is the use of force against the person, the dear ones or the property of the victim, An oft-used example is "putting a gun to someone's head" to compel action.
Ideological coercion is the use of thought coercion in the attempt to modify people’s social and political philosophy.
In politics, "political force" is the exertion of political influence or coercion to achieve a particular objective.
In law, laws are said to enter or come into force (see promulgation); this is the moment when a regulation or statute has the "force of law" or legal validity.
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