coercion
Defined in 2 places across 2 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