責せめ落おとす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

press someone to do something; pressure into doing

Used when persistently urging or coercing someone into an action, often with a nuance of wearing them down.

• 上じょう司しに責せめ落おとされて、嫌いやな仕し事ごとを引ひき受うけた。

  I was pressured by my boss into taking on an unpleasant task.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

make someone confess; force a confession

Specifically for extracting a confession through persistent questioning or pressure.

• 警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃを責せめ落おとして自じ白はくさせた。

  The police pressured the suspect into confessing.