Com-pŭlʹsion, n.

n. [Lat. compulsio. See COMPEL.] 1. The act of compelling; the act of driving or urging by force, physical or moral; force applied; constraint; the application of a force that is irresistible. If reasons were as plenty as blackberries, I would give no man a reason on compulsion. Shak. 2. The state of being compelled or urged by violence. “Impositions . . . endured through compulsion.” Hallam. Syn.—See CONSTRAINT.