Coercion - Law Dictionary Search Results
Black list
may constitute a libel if it conveys a defamatory and untrue meaning. 'Black lists are real instruments of coercion, as every man whose name is on one soon discovers to his cost, Quim v. Leathem, 1901 AC
freedom
freedom 1 : the quality or state of being free: as a : the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b : liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of
voluntary
1 a : proceeding from one's own free choice or consent rather than as the result of duress, coercion, or deception [a statement] b : not compelled by law : done as a matter of choice or
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undue influence
deprives a person of freedom of choice or substitutes another's choice or desire for the person's own compare coercion, duress, necessity NOTE: It is a doctrine of equity that a contract, deed, donation, or testamentary disposition can
terrorism
threat of violence esp. against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion 2 : violent and intimidating gang activity [street ] ter·ror·ist [-ist] adj or n ter·ror·is·tic [ter-ər-is-tik] adj
intimidate
make timid or fearful ;esp : to compel or deter by or as if by threats see also coercion 2 : to engage in the crime of intimidating (as a witness, juror, public officer in the performance
innocent agent
innocent agent : one who unknowingly, unintentionally, or under force or coercion commits a criminal act on behalf of another
duress
compulsion (as threats of physical violence) that induces a person to act against his or her will : coercion ;also : the affirmative defense of having acted under duress see also economic duress compare necessity, undue influence
defense
;also : the evidence and arguments presented supporting the defendant's opposition see also accord, alibi, assumption of risk, coercion, consent contributory negligence at negligence, denial, diminished capacity, duress, entrapment, estoppel, fraud, infancy, insanity, intoxication, laches, mistake, necessity,
consent
or acquiescence by a person of age or with requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and usually who has knowledge or understanding see also age of consent, informed consent, rape, statutory rape b
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