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enforcement vs coercion

coercion vs enforcement

enforcement and coercion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enforcement Yes No No No
coercion Yes No No No
As nouns, coercion is a hyponym of enforcement; that is, coercion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enforcement:
  • enforcement: the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
  • coercion: the act of compelling by force of authority
Other hyponyms of enforcement include carrying out, execution, implementation, imposition, infliction, law enforcement.
enforcement (noun) coercion (noun)
the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to using force to cause something to occur
the act of compelling by force of authority
Difference between enforcement and coercion

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