"compel" in German

Detailed translations for "compel"

to compel

1. from

to compel
erzwingen{transitive verb}
It's just a motion to compel the production of a witness.
Es ist nur ein Antrag, der die Zulassung eines Zeugens erzwingen soll.

2. other

to compel(also: to constrain, to oblige, to force)
So we got a court order to compel a DNA sample from him, to see if Hamilton was Rivera's last
Also zwingen wir ihn per Gerichtsbeschluss zu einer DNA-Probe, mal sehen, ob Hamilton Riveras
Dr. Agard, you're under oath, and if you will not answer, I will have a judge compel you to answer.
to compel(also: to impel, to oblige)
nötigen{transitive verb}
Now there's an action that may compel me to hire some folks to go looking for your boy.
Jetzt gibt es eine Sache, die mich nötigen könnte, jemanden zu beauftragen, nach deinem Jungen zu

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