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compelled

[ kuhm-peld ]

adjective

  1. secured or brought about by force:

    Statements made in a compelled interview may not be used in a criminal proceeding.

  2. forced or driven to a particular course of action, often by an irresistible internal urge:

    I haven't felt so compelled to learn as much as I can about something since my fascination with Slavic folk music!



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of compel ( def ).
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  • ܲ·dz· adjective
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Staff at libraries in other military academies and on hundreds of military installations, may be compelled to take similar actions to curtail free speech.

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Because if we're after public funding or even private funding, the public and the private, I suppose, has to be compelled, has to see that there's something really, really captivating and beautiful there.

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Sometimes these interviews are voluntary and other times they are compelled.

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As it is not licenced by the GBGB, Thornton has not been compelled to keep a record of injuries and adhere to safety standards.

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In a detailed report, Murphy said the “acrimonious history” between Carson and local prosecutors should have compelled the district attorney’s office to recuse itself.

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