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vis compulsiva

vis compulsiva noun: a force that is used to make a person carry out an action against their will.

Noun

vis compulsiva

  1. A force that is used to make a person carry out an action against their will.

Questions about vis compulsiva

What does vis compulsiva mean?
Vis compulsiva means a force that is used to make a person carry out an action against their will.
What part of speech is vis compulsiva?
Vis compulsiva is a noun.

Words near vis compulsiva in the dictionary

  1. vis
  2. vis a tergo
  3. vis absoluta
  4. vis activa
  5. vis comica
  6. vis compulsiva
  7. vis impressa
  8. vis inertiae
  9. vis major
  10. vis medicatrix naturae
  11. vis mortua

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