noncoercive
adjective
formal(alsonon-coercive)uk/ˌnɒn.kəʊˈɜː.sɪv/us/ˌnɑːn.koʊˈɝː.sɪv/not usingforcetopersuadepeopleto do things:
Themanualsuggestsanumberof noncoercivetacticsthat you might use.
We can only useevidenceobtainedthrough non-coercivemeans.
- We madesurethat theconfrontationwas as noncoercive aspossible.
- Theplanwas todrawtheemployeesclosertogether in ameaningfulbut non-coercive way.
- Theofficersused agentle, noncoercivestyleofquestioning.
- She hasperfecteda non-coercivemethodofanimaltraining.
Causing somebody to act
- arm-twisting
- bludgeon
- bounce
- bouncesomeoneintosomething
- bulldoze
- bully
- forcibly
- holdsomeoneto ransomidiom
- impel
- impose
- jolt
- railroad
- reduce
- reducesomeonetosomething
- reimpose
- reimposition
- screw
- slap
- squeeze
- trap