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Compulsion (television film) — Compulsion Written by Joshua St Johnston Directed by Sarah Harding Country of origin United Kingdom Language(s) English Production … Wikipedia
will — will1 [wil] n. [ME wille < OE willa, akin to Ger wille, willen < IE base * wel , to wish, choose > L velle, to wish, voluptas, pleasure] 1. the power of making a reasoned choice or decision or of controlling one s own actions [a man of… … English World dictionary
compulsion — [n] drive, obligation coercion, constraint, demand, drive, driving, duress, duty, engrossment, exigency, force, hang up, have on the brain*, monkey*, necessity, need, obsession, preoccupation, prepossession, pressure, tiger by the tail*, urge,… … New thesaurus
Compulsion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Compulsion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 compulsion compulsion coercion coaction constraint duress enforcement press conscription GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 force force Sgm: N 2 brute force … English dictionary for students
compulsion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Coercion Nouns compulsion, coercion, coaction, constraint, duress, obligation; enforcement, pressure; [physical, brute, or main] force; the sword, martial law, strong arm [of the law]; draft,… … English dictionary for students
compulsion — Constraint; objective necessity; duress. Forcible inducement to the commission of an act. 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. The… … Black's law dictionary
compulsion — Constraint; objective necessity; duress. Forcible inducement to the commission of an act. 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. The… … Black's law dictionary
compulsion — /keuhm pul sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of compelling; constraint; coercion. 2. the state or condition of being compelled. 3. Psychol. a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one s will.… … Universalium
compulsion — An irresistible pressure to act in some way. The key philosophical and legal problem with this concept is to distinguish compulsion from pressures that are in fact not resisted but in some appropriate sense could have been. Hard determinism… … Philosophy dictionary
compulsion — n 1. force, coaction, constraint, coercion, duress; will, pressure, press, stress, strain; control, domination, power, dint, strength, influence; oppression, suppression, physical coercion or violence, Inf. the strong arm; impressment,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
