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Coercion
(redirected from Arm twisting)

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Coercion
Threat of kidnapping, extortion, force or violence to be performed immediately or in the future, or the use of parental, custodial, or official authority over a child < age 15; the use of some form of force to compel a person into therapy, most commonly psychiatric—e.g., child psychiatry—or treatment of substance abuse

coercion
Public safety Threat of kidnapping, extortion, force or violence to be performed immediately or in the future or use of parental, custodial, or official authority over a child < age 15; the use of some form of force to compel a person into therapy, most commonly psychiatric–eg, child psychiatry, or treatment of substance abuse


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The deal to build a biotech center in New York took five years and required a considerable amount of arm twisting, but today the mayor announced Alexandria Real Estate Equities would get the honors.
Byline: Dan Cumminin I HAVE followed the deba te over tuition fees very closely over recent months,and as I watched the final 24 hours it struck me that among the arm twisting by whips, deals betw een Ministers and potential rebels,and no doubt much more that we will never hear ab out, the one voice that did not feature was that of the ordinary person -the voters who put these people into office in the first place.
It didn't take much arm twisting on my part for our staff to become involved.
 
 
 
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