coercive measure
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coercive
adjective
uk/kəʊˈɜː.sɪv/us/koʊˈɝː.sɪv/
using force to persuade people to do things that they are unwilling ...
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measure
noun
uk/ˈmeʒ.ər/us/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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I hope that thiscoercivemeasurefails.
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So using trade sanctions as acoercivemeasureis an appealing prospect to ensure cooperation.
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They can be used as acoercivemeasurefor achieving particular policy goals related to trade or for humanitarian violations.
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The embargo turned out to be impractical as acoercivemeasure, and was a failure both diplomatically and economically.
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However, this article is primarily concerned with the social justice rather than libertarian objections to coercive measures.
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Violations of the law might be met by coercive measures endorsed by a generally accepted social morality.
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Both countries have seen an emphasis on moving welfare recipients into work, and a willingness to implement coercive measures in order to enforce this movement.
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Opposing coercive measures, the minority appealed to the sense of responsibility of physicians as well as of patients.
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Coercive measures were kept to a minimum, although they were used without hesitation when necessary.
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Most countries have abandoned blatantly coercive measures.
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However, this enforcement was also accompanied by coercive measures of party mobilization and control in areas into which the new state sought to extend its political reach.
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This takes us to the final potential justification for coercive measures to move people off the streets: that it is in the interests of street homeless people themselves.
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Not only were convicts forced to undertake the most dangerous and onerous work but labor discipline was enforced through a host of brutal and coercive measures.
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In his opening remarks he denounced coercive measures.
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On this issue, the report should have introduced coercive measures to eliminate this state of affairs.
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We do not believe that coercive measures will contribute to such an outcome.
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A range of remedies and coercive measures is available.
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We have committed ourselves to an obligation to converge, and we have accepted coercive measures which will operate if we do not converge.
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These amendments aim to give trolley owners the opportunity to come to a voluntary agreement with the local authority before coercive measures are contemplated.
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The fact is that you do not get the best results from these coercive measures.
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