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Simple English definitions for legal terms

compulsion

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A quick definition of compulsion:

Compulsion is when someone feels like they have to do something, even if they don't want to. It can be because someone is forcing them to do it, or because they feel like they have no other choice. Sometimes people do things because they feel like they have to, even if it's not the right thing to do. This is not an excuse for breaking the law, and people can still get in trouble for doing something wrong even if they felt like they had no choice.

A more thorough explanation:

Compulsion is the act of forcing someone to do something or the state of being forced to do something. It can be physical force, but it can also take other forms. Even if someone is forced to do something, it is not a defense for any crime committed through yielding to it. There are different types of compulsion, such as obedience to orders, martial coercion, duress per minas, and necessity.

Compulsion can also refer to an uncontrollable urge or inclination to do something. It is like a strong feeling that you cannot resist.

Objective necessity or duress is another meaning of compulsion. It is when someone is forced to do something because they have no other choice.

  • He felt a compulsion to check his phone every five minutes, even though he knew he should be studying.
  • The kidnapper used compulsion to force the victim to give him the money.
  • The soldier followed orders out of compulsion, even though he knew it was wrong.

The first example shows how compulsion can be an uncontrollable urge or inclination. The second example illustrates how compulsion can be physical force. The third example demonstrates how compulsion can be obedience to orders.

Comptroller General of the United States | compulsory condition

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lilypadfrog
13:41
https://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/10/kenoyer-gets-25-years-for-poisoning-death/ wait nvm guys look at this. this guy believed an email scam that he was gonna get thirty million dollars and then his girlfriend killed him for the email scam money bc she thought she could get it as his common law wife
13:48
got to see my favorite client
13:51
@PuppyBot: u lowkey CRUSHIN it. nice!!
jackfrost11770
13:54
Still UR1 at Penn, nothing in my inbox, wow I'm killing myself
Trismegistus
13:55
i’m losing my mind for sure jack
lilypadfrog
13:55
do UR statuses at Penn actually mean anything?
jackfrost11770
13:56
I don't think so
jackfrost11770
13:56
I got a UR when I emailed themc
jackfrost11770
13:56
But it would be nice to have something at least
lilypadfrog
13:56
like whether the date changes. is that actually indicative of something. I feel like people have said they got in without a second date change
jackfrost11770
13:56
I just cannot believe I thought I would have more or less of an idea where I'd be going to law school by end of January
13:56
went complete at penn a month ago with still no UR
jackfrost11770
13:56
How was that too ambitious of a thought
jackfrost11770
13:57
March at the very least atp
13:57
@llama: thank you!!! 44 apps thats crazy dude
Trismegistus
13:57
jack me too buddy
lilypadfrog
13:57
@info-man: I applied like a week before you and just went UR a couple days ago you’ll get there in a minute
13:57
I'm actually never gonna hear from BU
13:57
definitely not ambitious at all. this cycle's turning out to be as slow as the last one probably due to high app volume
13:57
@lilypadfrog: okay cool good to know
13:58
i really think they should push back seat deposits to june
13:58
its unfair
jackfrost11770
13:58
Recent boo I applied to BU in Oct
13:59
I've been complete since mid Sept:(
13:59
If I knew I would still be waiting in January I probably wouldn't have applied so early
jackfrost11770
14:00
Me neither
jackfrost11770
14:00
Someone applied to nyu in December and got today
jackfrost11770
14:00
I mgoikg to lose my fucking mind
14:01
re seat deposit: does any1 know if u can request to delay 1st seat deposit? some school are really early it seems
[] starfishies
14:02
if they delayed decisions we should be able to delay deposits... but we do not live a perfect world so i doubt it
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