COMPULSION, noun [Latin , See Compel.] 1. The act of driving or urging by force, physical or moral; force applied; constraint of the will; the application of a force that is irresistible. If reasons were as plenty as blackberries, I would give no man a reason on compulsion A man is excused for acts done through unavoidable force and compulsion 2. The state of being compelled or urged by violence.
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