Coercible ness

State of being coercible. Coer'cion, n. Act of coercing; restraint; check; force; compulsion. "Government has coercion... upon such as neglect their duty." • South. Coercitive, a. Having power to coerce or restrain. Coercitive, or Coercive Force. (Magnetism.) The power or force which in iron or steel produces a slowne or difficulty in imparting magnetism to it, and also interposes an obstacle to the return of a bar to its natural state when active magnetism has ceased. It plainly depends on the molecular constitution of the metal.