coercion
Defined in 3 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.
The term “coercion” means—
(A) threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person;
(B) any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; or
(C) the abuse or threatened abuse of law or the legal process.
Source
- 2000–present18 U.S.C. § 1591Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion · in this section
The term “coercion” means—
(A) threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person;
(B) any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; or
(C) the abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.
Source
- 2000–present22 U.S.C. § 7102Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this chapter
The terms “coercion” and “commercial sex act” have the meanings given the terms in section 1591(e) of title 18.
Source
- 2022–present25 U.S.C. § 1304Indians · Tribal jurisdiction over covered crimes · in this section