COERCION in a Sentence

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For COERCION, below is one of 6 sentences:
The inquisitors used both physical and psychological coercion to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.

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 Meanings and Examples of COERCION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
coercion
 n.  use of force to get someone to obey
Classic Sentence:
1  While you looked so, I should be certain that whatever charter you might grant under coercion, your first act, when released, would be to violate its conditions.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
2  I had known, from the time when I could speak, that my sister, in her capricious and violent coercion, was unjust to me.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VIII
3  Authority, coercion are what is needed.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXIV
4  The doubtful legitimacy of such rough coercion did not disturb the mind of Venn.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 4 Rough Coercion Is Employed
Example Sentence:
1  I should be certain that whatever charter you might grant under coercion, your first act, when released, would be to violate its conditions.
2  The inquisitors used both physical and psychological coercion to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.