a defense lawyer uses not only legal arguments but also moral suasion to appeal to a jury's sense of right and wrong
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The 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s famous March 15, 1965, voting rights speech is an important reminder of the power of moral suasion when applied in support of basic democratic principles.—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025 To that end, an objection by an athlete who is a class member and who stands to lose out from the settlement’s approval will likely have suasion.—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2025 All presidents have used leverage, often combined with moral suasion, personal relationships, public appeals, and other efforts, to attain their objectives in international affairs.—Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2020 Moral suasion can be even more powerful than policy.—Arthur C. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017 See All Example Sentences for suasion
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Middle English, from Latin suasion-, suasio, from suadēre to urge, persuade — more at sweet
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