English → Latin
“coercion” in Latin
coërcitiōcoercion, restraint, repressionvolōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intendnecessitāsnecessity, need, unavoidableness, compulsion, exigency; fate, destiny, inevitability; necessities, necessary things or emoderātiōmoderation; self-control; guidancetemperātiōtempering; regulation
The English word coercion itself goes back to Latin arceō, through coërcitiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
coercion
coërcitio: vis (force): necessitas (coercion imposed by necessity): to do anything from coercion, vi coactus aliquid facio: to use coercion with anybody, aliquem vi cogere; aliquem per vim adigere: to use coercion, vim adhibere: without any coercion, non vi coactus: the right of coercion over anybody, coercitio in aliquem (Vid: Suet., Oct., 45): moderatio: temperatio (of things).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for coercion?
- The usual Latin words for “coercion” are coërcitiō, volō, necessitās; also moderātiō, temperātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.