moral compulsion
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moral compulsion — See moral coercion … Ballentine's law dictionary
compulsion — n. 1) to feel a compulsion 2) (a) moral compulsion 3) a compulsion to + inf. (he felt no compulsion to do it) 4) under compulsion (to give in under compulsion) * * * [kəm pʌlʃ(ə)n] (a) moral compulsion to feel a compulsion a compulsion to + inf.… … Combinatory dictionary
compulsion — com·pul·sion /kəm pəl shən/ n 1: an act of compelling (as by threat or intimidation); specif: coercion a payment exacted by lawless compulsion E. A. Farnsworth and W. F. Young 2: the state of being compelled; specif … Law dictionary
Compulsion — Com*pul sion, n. [L. compulsio. See {Compel}.] 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. [1913 Webster] If reasons were as plentiful as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Moral liberty — Liberty Lib er*ty (l[i^]b [ e]r*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Liberties} ( t[i^]z). [OE. liberte, F. libert[ e], fr. L. libertas, fr. liber free. See {Liberal}.] 1. The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another claiming… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
urging by moral constraint — index compulsion (coercion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Choc moral — Traumatisme psychique Le terme de traumatisme psychique, ou psychotraumatisme, désigne l effet sur un individu d un événement soudain qui vient submerger sa capacité à y faire face, en produisant un sentiment d effroi ou de détresse intense.… … Wikipédia en Français
Philosophy of Freedom — The Philosophy of Freedom , the fundamental philosophical work of the philosopher and esotericist Rudolf Steiner, focuses on the concept of free will. Originally published in 1893 in German as Die Philosophie der Freiheit , the work has appeared… … Wikipedia
