coercion, use of force
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Compulsion Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Compulsion Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(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; subjection to force.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe 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.
compulsion
\com*pul"sion\ (?), n. [l. compulsio. see compel.] 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. with what compulsion and laborious flight we sunk thus low.
Coercion
Cymhelliad = n. compulsion
Gorfodaeth = n. compulsion
Compulsion, (n.)
The eloquence of power.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)The eloquence of power.
Noun
1. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
(synonym) irresistible impulse
(hypernym) irrational impulse
2. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will
(synonym) obsession
(hypernym) irrational motive
(hyponym) onomatomania
3. using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"
(synonym) coercion
(hypernym) causing, causation
(hyponym) eviction, constructive eviction
(derivation) compel, oblige, obligate
Compulsion Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Compulsion may refer to:
- Compulsive behavior, a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so
- Obsessive–compulsive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety and by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing that anxiety
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Compulsion Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
The forcible inducement to an act.
Compulsion may be lawful or unlawful. 1. When a man is compelled by lawful authority to do that which be ought to do, that compulsion does not affect the validity of the act; as for example, when a court of competent jurisdiction compels a party to execute a deed under the pain of attachment for contempt, the grantor cannot object to it on the ground of compulsion. 2. But if the court compelled a party to do an act forbidden by law, or not having jurisdiction over the parties or the subject-matter, the act done by such compulsion would be void.
Compulsion is never presumed.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.Compulsion may be lawful or unlawful. 1. When a man is compelled by lawful authority to do that which be ought to do, that compulsion does not affect the validity of the act; as for example, when a court of competent jurisdiction compels a party to execute a deed under the pain of attachment for contempt, the grantor cannot object to it on the ground of compulsion. 2. But if the court compelled a party to do an act forbidden by law, or not having jurisdiction over the parties or the subject-matter, the act done by such compulsion would be void.
Compulsion is never presumed.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Compulsion Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
An irresistible urge to do something against one's better judgement. Compulsive behaviors are often repetitive in nature, and the person recognizes that the compulsion is irrational. Whether or not problem gambling is considered a compulsion is a topic of debate within the mental health profession; the prevailing opinion is that it is not.
