coercion vs license

coercion

noun
  • 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. 

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

license

noun
  • Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint. 

  • The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software. 

  • A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit. 

  • Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech). 

verb
  • To give permission or freedom to; accept. 

  • To authorize officially. 

  • To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation. 

  • To permit (as grammatically correct). 

  • To give formal authorization to use. 

How often have the words coercion and license occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )