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Compulsion
Pronunciation : Com*pul"sion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. compulsio. See Compel.]
Definition : Defn: 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. If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion. Shak. With what complusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low. Milton.
Syn. -- See Constraint.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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