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Under Compulsion — Infobox Book name = Under Compulsion title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket from the first edition. author = Thomas M. Disch illustrator = cover artist = Ken Reilly country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre =… … Wikipedia
under compulsion — by force, under pressure … English contemporary dictionary
under protest — adv. Unwillingly; done under compulsion while making one’s unwillingness known; used to describe an action done unwillingly and with objection. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell … 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 — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strange ▪ inner … OF COMPULSION ▪ element (BrE) ▪ There is an element of compulsion in the new plan for the unemployed. V … Collocations dictionary
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 — UK [kəmˈpʌlʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms compulsion : singular compulsion plural compulsions 1) [countable] a very strong feeling of wanting to do something, especially a feeling that you cannot control He felt a sudden compulsion to tell her the… … English dictionary
compulsion — com|pul|sion [ kəm pʌlʃən ] noun 1. ) count a very strong feeling of wanting to do something, especially a feeling that you cannot control: He felt a sudden compulsion to tell her the truth. 2. ) uncount a legal or other obligation to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compulsion — n. 1 a constraint; an obligation. 2 Psychol. an irresistible urge to a form of behaviour, esp. against one s conscious wishes. Phrases and idioms: under compulsion because one is compelled. Etymology: ME f. F f. LL compulsio onis (as compel) … Useful english dictionary
under protest — A payment made or an act done under compulsion while the payor or actor asserts that he waives no rights by making the payment or by doing the act. U.C.C. No. 1 207. See protest … Black's law dictionary
