Coercion definition

Coercion means—(1) Threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; (2) Any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; or (3) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

Coercion means threat of kidnapping, extortion, force or violence to be performed immediately or in the future or the use of parental, custodial, or official authority over a child less than fifteen (15) years of age.

Coercion means a threat, however communicated:

Examples of Coercion in a sentence

• It is required that each Bidder / Contractor (including their respective officers, employees and agents) adhere to the highest ethical standards, and report to the IWAI all suspected acts of fraud or corruption or Coercion or Collusion of which it has knowledge of or becomes aware, during the tendering process and throughout the negotiation or award of a contract.

• You can say no to any service or medical test that you do not want to receive.) ✓ Free from Coercion (Refusing one service will not affect your right to receive any other healthcare service at this facility.) ✓ Delivered in a Non-Discriminatory Manner (You should be treated as an individual with respect and dignity.

• Xxxxxxxx, X.X., ‘The Unilateral Use of Coercion under International Law: A Legal Analysis of the United States Raid on Libya on April 14, 1986’, 37 (1988) Naval Law Review 49.

More Definitions of Coercion

Coercion means the exploitation of authority or the use of bribes, threats of force, or intimidation to gain cooperation or compliance.

Coercion means harming or threatening to harm, directly or indirectly, persons, or their property to influence their involvement in the Bidding, or affect the execution of the Concession Agreement;

Coercion means words or circumstances that cause the complainant reasonably to fear that the actor will inflict bodily harm upon, or hold in confinement, the complainant or another, or force the complainant to submit to sexual penetration or contact, but proof of coercion does not require proof of a specific act or threat).

Coercion means communication or conduct which unduly compels a vulnerable elder to act or refrain from acting against the vulnerable elder’s will and against the vulnerable elder’s best interests.

Coercion means the intent to compel a person to do or abstain from doing an act that the person has the right to do or abstain from doing through words, conduct or pressure by:

Coercion means a threat of kidnapping, extortion, force, or violence to be performed immediately or in the future. (Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-13-501(1))

Coercion means the use of express or implied threats, intimidation, or physical force which places an individual in reasonable fear of immediate harm or physical injury.