What is the meaning of Coercion?

Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.

Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.

A specific instance of coercing.

Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.

The process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context.

Source: wiktionary.org