Uncoerced (Adjective)
Meaning
Not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The judge accepted the defendant's testimony as uncoerced and took it into consideration during the trial.
- After days of interrogation, the authorities finally managed to obtain an uncoerced confession from the suspect.
- The company's management made sure the employee's resignation was truly uncoerced and willing, to avoid any potential disputes.
- Experts analyzed the suspect's statement to verify if it was indeed an uncoerced account of the events.
- The victim eventually made an uncoerced statement to the authorities, detailing her ordeal.