elicit by threat

elicit by threat
index coerce, extort

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  • coerce — co·erce /kō ərs/ vt co·erced, co·erc·ing: to subject (a person) to coercion compare importune, solicit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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