01 n. The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjectio…
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The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force.“If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.” — Shak.“With what compulsion and laborious flight We sunk thus low.” — Milton.
Syn.
See Constraint.