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Definition
a strong (possibly uncontrollable) urge to do something; or a force or a requirement that forces an action
- if reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion2.4 — Act 2 Scene 4 — Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern (44% in)
compulsion = force
- What, upon compulsion?2.4 — Act 2 Scene 4 — Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern (43% in)
- No; were I at the strappado, or all the racks in the world, I would not tell you on compulsion.2.4 — Act 2 Scene 4 — Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern (43% in)
- Give you a reason on compulsion!2.4 — Act 2 Scene 4 — Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern (43% in)
There are no more uses of "compulsion" in Henry IV, Part 1.
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