coerce
Meaning: to make somebody do something by force or threat
Usage: The court decided that Vanilla Ice did not have to honor the contract because he had been coerced into signing it.
Meaning: to make somebody do something by force or threat
Usage: The court decided that Vanilla Ice did not have to honor the contract because he had been coerced into signing it.
Meaning: hardship, threat
Usage: The witness signed the statement under duress after being threatened.
Meaning: involving punishment
Usage: The school adopted punitive measures for repeated cheating.