Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
A specific instance 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.
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.
Absolute power, or its use.
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
Extreme severity or rigour.
A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.