Meanings of physical coercion in English

Some had demanded increased wages, while only a few required physical coercion.

We abhor physical coercion, isn't that right, Chief Moyne?

Under PSAPS you can deputize specific people to enforce your decisions using appropriate levels of physical coercion.

They ask no aid of physical coercion.

This was obviously a case in which physical coercion wouldn't work, even supposing he could bring himself to throttle four women.

My neighbor spoke of damages while he was in the stall, and of physical coercion when he was out of it again.

Essentially the rulers are all defectives; and there is nothing worse than government by defectives who wield irresistible powers of physical coercion.

Then he hollered at the door, "Just a minute!" Then, back to Sal: "Appropriate levels of physical coercion, what does that mean?

And physical coercion wouldn't work with someone like Clemens, whose inherent stubbornness would keep him from admitting that he had no pride left to defend.

'How did you know there was no sign of weaponry or physical coercion?' Randolph demanded.