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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- 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.