Sentence examples for Under compulsion from inspiring English sources

They did it only under compulsion of the law.

And they knew that the German enemy, too, were fighting under compulsion.

He does not want to be seen to be acting under compulsion.

He has subsequently said sorry a bit more, but always under compulsion.

Beliefs about these matters could not define the attributes of personhood were they formed under compulsion of the State".

Under the settlement, KPMG can no longer participate in any investigation of Livent's affairs except under compulsion of law.

To be "under equal compulsion" means to be under the force of law, and thus to be subjected to a common lawgiving authority (Korab-Karpowicz 2006, 234).

However, he is under contract until 2016 so Daniel Levy, the Tottenham chairman, feels under no compulsion to sell at a knock-down price.

At the same time, Fitzgerald often appeared to be under a compulsion to ridicule Murphy's elegant style.

And, right or wrong, he seemed to be under some compulsion to damage his own cause even in the South.

Whether the public will regard payments made under state compulsion as subject to their control, or instead see them as taxes by another name, is less certain.