under compulsion

Frequency: 6.53.2 per million words

Forced to do something; not acting of one's own free will.

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Examples (10)

  • You are under no compulsion to disclose this information.
  • He signed the confession, but later claimed he did so under compulsion.
  • The witness testified that any statements made to the police were extracted under compulsion.
  • No one should be forced to make a donation under compulsion.
  • She felt she was acting under compulsion, not out of genuine desire.
  • The treaty was signed under compulsion after the military defeat.
  • Attendance at the meeting is not under compulsion, but it is highly recommended.
  • Whether a contract is valid depends on if it was signed under compulsion.
  • Acting under compulsion from his parents, he chose to study law instead of art.
  • The state made it clear that military service was not under compulsion, but a voluntary act.