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coercion |
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coercion, in law, the unlawful act of compelling a person to do, or to abstain from doing, something by depriving him of the exercise of his free will, particularly by use or threat of physical or moral force. In many states of the United States, statutes declare a person guilty of a misdemeanor if he, by violence or injury to another's person, family, or property, or by depriving him of his clothing or any tool or implement, or by intimidating him with threat threat, in law, declaration of intent to injure another by doing an unlawful act, with a view to restraining his freedom of action. A threat is distinguishable from an assault , for an assault requires some physical act that appears likely to eventuate in violence, ..... Click the link for more information. of force, compels that other to perform some act that the other is not legally bound to perform. Coercion may involve other crimes, such as assault assault, in law, an attempt or threat, going beyond mere words, to use violence, with the intent and the apparent ability to do harm to another. If violent contact actually occurs, the offense of battery has been committed; modern criminal statutes often combine ..... Click the link for more information. . In the law of contracts, the use of unfair persuasion to procure an agreement is known as duress duress (dy  `rĭs, d..... Click the link for more information. ; such a contract is void unless later ratified. At common law, one who commits a crime under coercion may be excused if he can show that the danger of death or great bodily harm was present and imminent. However, coercion is not a defense for the murder or attempted murder of an innocent third party.
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| soybean farmer, who also works for the Minnesota Soybean Association, didn’t need any arm twisting to get aboard the first alternative fuel compatible all-terrain vehicle (ATV). The wee-hours vote of 217-215 was a nail-biter as arm twisting continued up to the close of the roll-call vote. Luke walked outside and talked for 30-40 minutes, with no arm twisting or anything like that. |
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