Sentence:  Dewey Lawrence , a Tyler lawyer representing the Texas Bankers Association , sounded the opposition keynote when he said it would <WSD>force</WSD> banks to violate their contractual obligations with depositors and undermine the confidence of bank customers . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"