coercion

1. Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing. (uncountable)
2. Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will. (uncountable)
3. A specific instance of coercing. (countable)
4. Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type. (countable)
5. The process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context. (countable, uncountable)
6. The initiation or threat of conflict; aggression. (countable, uncountable)

Plural coercions