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Compelled
Compel Com*pel", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compelled; p. pr. & vb. n Compelling.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com- + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See Pulse.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force. Wolsey . . . compelled the people to pay up the whole subsidy at once. --Hallam. And they compel one Simon . . . to bear his cross. --Mark xv. 21. 2. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort. [R.] Commissions, which compel from each The sixth part of his substance. --Shak. 3. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. Easy sleep their weary limbs compelled. --Dryden. I compel all creatures to my will. --Tennyson. 4. To gather or unite in a crowd or company. [A Latinism] ``In one troop compelled.' --Dryden. 5. To call forth; to summon. [Obs.] --Chapman. She had this knight from far compelled. --Spenser. Syn: To force; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce. See Coerce.

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- October 2014. "Compelled". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 28 (324): 23. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest. "Compelled". TV Guide. "Compelled". Archived from...
- asked, the answer given, and a reason as to why the answer should be compelled. Failure to Parti****te in Framing a Discovery Plan: If a party or its...
- telephone number). Compelled signalling is not suitable for satellite communication due to the long propagation delay. The opposite of compelled signalling is...
- Compelled speech is a transmission of expression required by law. A related legal concept is protected speech. Just as freedom of speech protects free...
- The Earth Compels was the second poetry collection by Louis MacNeice. It was published by Faber and Faber on 28 April 1938, and was one of four books...
- An Unknown Compelling Force is a 2021 American do****entary film about the Dyatlov P**** incident, an event in which a group of nine Soviet hikers, led by...
- Look up compelling, compulsion, or compulsory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Compulsion may refer to: Compulsive behavior, a psychological condition...
- necessity are considered compelling government interests. Restricting access to unapproved prescription drugs is also a compelling government interest. In...
- (also known as ACHOO syndrome, a contrived acronym for Autosomal-dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst) is an inherited and congenital autosomal dominant...
- To accept any creed or the practice of any form of worship cannot be compelled by laws, because, as stated by the Supreme Court in Braunfeld v. Brown...