Power used to overcome resistance

• violence

  1. Behavior or treatment in which physical force is exerted for the purpose of causing damage or injury:
  2. Intense force or great power, as in natural phenomena:
  3. Extreme or powerful emotion or expression:

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  1. Behavior or treatment in which physical force is exerted for the purpose of causing damage or injury:
  2. Intense force or great power, as in natural phenomena:
  3. Extreme or powerful emotion or expression:

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• strength

  1. The state or quality of being strong; physical power or capacity:
  2. The capacity to resist attack; impregnability:
  3. The capacity to resist strain or stress; durability:

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  1. The state or quality of being strong; physical power or capacity:
  2. The capacity to resist attack; impregnability:
  3. The capacity to resist strain or stress; durability:

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• pressure

  1. The act of pressing.
  2. The condition of being pressed.
  3. The application of continuous force by one body on another that it is touching; compression.

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  1. The act of pressing.
  2. The condition of being pressed.
  3. The application of continuous force by one body on another that it is touching; compression.

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• force

  1. The capacity to do work or cause physical change; energy, strength, or active power:
  2. Power made operative against resistance; exertion:
  3. The use of physical power or violence to compel or restrain:

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  1. The capacity to do work or cause physical change; energy, strength, or active power:
  2. Power made operative against resistance; exertion:
  3. The use of physical power or violence to compel or restrain:

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• constraint

  1. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
  2. The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds:
  3. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:

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  1. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
  2. The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds:
  3. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:

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• compulsion

  1. The act of compelling.
  2. The state of being compelled.
  3. An irresistible impulse to act, regardless of the rationality of the motivation:

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  1. The act of compelling.
  2. The state of being compelled.
  3. An irresistible impulse to act, regardless of the rationality of the motivation:

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• coercion

  1. The act or practice of coercing.
  2. Power or ability to coerce.

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  1. The act or practice of coercing.
  2. Power or ability to coerce.

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