Example sentences:  

Ramayana: Though Ravana had no moral scruples, a curse incurred long ago stopped him from using coercion to ravish Sita.   

Mahabharata: The Kauravas didn’t have to use coercion to gain allies; there existed enough evil-minded rulers who shared the Kauravas’ desire to overthrow the rule of dharma. 

Bhagavad-gita: Though the Gita unambiguously establishes Krishna as God, it never uses the authority of Krishna’s divinity to replace persuasion with coercion.