Currently forcing or compelling someone to do something against their will.
From coerce (to force), which comes from Latin coercere (to restrain, confine). The -ing suffix creates the present participle form, used for ongoing or habitual actions.
Coercing appears constantly in discussions about power and authority—from coercing confessions in police interrogations to countries coercing each other through sanctions. It's one of those words that gained more common use in modern times as societies became more conscious of when force crosses ethical and legal lines.
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