Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - strong-arm
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If you refer to someone’s behaviour as strong-arm tactics or methods, you disapprove of it because it consists of using threats or force in order to achieve something. The money has been recovered without resorting to verbal abuse or strong-arm tactics... ADJ: ADJ n c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Date: 1897 having or using undue force II. transitive verb Date: 1903 1. a. to use force on ; assault b. bully, intimidate 2. to rob by force ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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