illegal compulsion
1illegal compulsion — index blackmail, coercion, extortion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Compulsion (television film) — Compulsion Written by Joshua St Johnston Directed by Sarah Harding Country of origin United Kingdom Language(s) English Production …
3Duress in English law — For United States law on the criminal defense, as well as for duress in contract law, see duress. Duress in English law is a complete common law defence, operating in favour of those who commit crimes because they are forced or compelled to do so …
4coercion — co·er·cion /kō ər zhən, shən/ n: the use of express or implied threats of violence or reprisal (as discharge from employment) or other intimidating behavior that puts a person in immediate fear of the consequences in order to compel that person… …
5extortion — ex·tor·tion /ik stȯr shən/ n 1: the act or practice of extorting esp. money or other property; specif: the act or practice of extorting by a public official acting under color of office 2: the crime of extorting ex·tor·tion·ate / shə nət/ adj… …
6blackmail — black·mail / blak ˌmāl/ n [originally, payment extorted from farmers in Scotland and northern England, from black + dialectal mail payment, rent]: extortion or coercion by often written threats esp. of public exposure, physical harm, or criminal… …
7extortion — n. 1. Exaction, illegal compulsion. 2. (Colloq.) Exorbitance, exorbitant charge …
8ikrah — Compulsion; especially constraint exercised by one person over another to do an illegal act, or to act contrary to his inclination …
9ikrah — Compulsion; especially constraint exercised by one person over another to do an illegal act, or to act contrary to his inclination …
10education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
