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compel — verb 1) he compelled them to leave their land Syn: force, pressure, press, push, urge; dragoon, browbeat, bully, intimidate, strong arm; oblige, require, make; informal lean on, put the screws on 2) they can compel compliance … Thesaurus of popular words
Compel — To compel one to present information to a jury is done by order of a judge. If a judge believes the individual has information relevant to the cause, he can force that person to present that information or be subject to arrest for contempt of… … Wikipedia
compel — To urge forcefully; under extreme pressure. Word compel as used in constitutional right to be free from being compelled in a criminal case to be a witness against one s self means to be subjected to some coercion, fear, terror, inducement,… … Black's law dictionary
compel — To urge forcefully; under extreme pressure. Word compel as used in constitutional right to be free from being compelled in a criminal case to be a witness against one s self means to be subjected to some coercion, fear, terror, inducement,… … Black's law dictionary
extort — ex·tort /ik stȯrt/ vt [Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere to remove by twisting, obtain by force, from ex out + torquere to twist]: to obtain (as money) from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or unlawful use of authority or… … Law dictionary
muscle — mus cle, v. t. 1. To compel by threat of force; as, they muscled the shopkeeper into paying protection money. [PJC] 2. To moved by human force; as, to muscle the piano onto the truck. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blackjack — /blak jak /, n. 1. a short, leather covered club, consisting of a heavy head on a flexible handle, used as a weapon. 2. Cards. a. twenty one (def. 4). b. Also called natural. (in twenty one) an ace together with a ten or a face card as the first… … Universalium
blackjack — black•jack [[t]ˈblækˌdʒæk[/t]] n. 1) a short, leather covered club, consisting of a heavy head on a flexible handle, used as a weapon 2) gam a) Also called twenty one a gambling game at cards, in which a player needs to get more points than the… … From formal English to slang
blackjack — /ˈblækdʒæk / (say blakjak) noun 1. (formerly) a large drinking cup or jug for beer, ale, etc., originally one made of leather coated externally with tar. 2. the black flag of a pirate. 3. Colloquial a thick black bituminous waterproofing compound …
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