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  1. Force-feeding

    Force-feeding is the practice of feeding a person or an animal against their will. The term "gavage" refers to the supplying a nutritional substance by means of a small plastic tube passed through the nose or mouth into the stomach, not explicitly "forcibly".

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of force-feeding in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of force-feeding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of force-feeding in a Sentence

  1. Rotimi Oladokun:

    Allegations and incidents of force-feeding, beating and or forceful admission of medication on inmates are false and do not occur in any prison within the Lagos Command, the Controller of Prisons, Lagos Command has no tolerance for such excesses and will not condone such under his command.

  2. Jennifer Shu:

    The mental health component might make parents a little more understanding rather than force-feeding your kids.

  3. Stephen Xenakis:

    Military clinicians, particularly senior medical officers, justify participation in interrogations and force-feeding by asserting that the patient they’re responsible for is the nation and government and not the individual they are supposed to be helping, this assertion, or rationalization, absolutely violates all principles of clinical medicine and healthcare.

  4. Devin Nunes:

    For two years we've been force feeding this Russia Kool-Aid to the American people, now this thing has just gone on so long that it is scary to see the mainstream media, many Americans who have brought into this Russia Kool-Aid. It's really, really scary.

  5. Leonard Rubenstein:

    Policies barring participation in interrogation and force feeding are necessary to enable health professionals to fulfill ethical obligations adopted by the health professions to avoid inflicting harm, to be loyal to their patients, and to exercise independent professional judgment, adherence to these ethical standards protects the rights of members of the military and detainees in military custody and also makes our military stronger by avoiding a gulf between military and civilian medicine that could impair recruiting of well qualified health professionals.

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