Com*pul"sion (?), n. [L. compulsio. See Compel.]
The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
Shak.
With what complusion and laborious flight
We sunk thus low.
Milton.
Syn. -- See Constraint.
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