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uncoerced

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un·​co·​erced | \ ˌən-kō-ˈərst How to pronounce uncoerced (audio) \

Definition of uncoerced

: not obtained, compelled, or achieved by threat or force : not coerced … a former FBI special agent who obtained uncoerced confessions from two of the most high-profile terrorists in recent American history.— Peter Bergen But can men, whose interests are diverse, ever hope to live together in a harmony uncoerced?— Herman Melville
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 It’s all leading questions or George’s uncoerced and truthful answers. — James Ellroy, Vanities, "James Ellroy’s Buzz M for Murder," 7 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of uncoerced

circa 1792, in the meaning defined above

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