"force" or "coerce", but more "civilized", generally more related to using indirect pressure, probably based on manipulating some larger system. Think how a mo

"force" or "coerce", but more "civilized", generally more related to using indirect pressure, probably based on manipulating some larger system. Think how a mobster in a movie might use it, "we leveraged the pictures of the cop to get warning of any raids". Same meaning, just about things that are legal.