Defined in 1 dictionary — Burrill (1850)
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [from coercere, corrupted to cohercere, to compel.] In old English law. Coercion; the coercive power of a court. Bract. fol. 344. Stat. Westm. 2, c. 34. Lord Coke uses cohertion as an English word. 2 Inst. 436.
