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duress
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duress
threats to compel smbÂ
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duress
[n] - compulsory force or threat
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Duress
Du'ress noun [ Old French duresse , du... , hardship, severity, Latin duritia , durities , from durus hard. See Dure .] 1. Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty. « T...
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Duress
Du·ress' transitive verb To subject to duress. 'The party duressed .' Bacon.
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duress
1. Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty. 'The agreements . . . Made with the landlords during the time of slavery, are only the effect of duress and force.' (Burke) ... 2. The state of compulsion or necessity in which a person is influenced, whether by the unlawful rest...
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duress
noun compulsory force or threat; `confessed under duress`
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Duress
• (v. t.) To subject to duress. • (n.) Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty. • (n.) The state of compulsion or necessity in which a person is influenced, whether by the unlawful restrain of his liberty or by actual or threatened physical violence, to incu...
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Duress
In jurisprudence, duress or coercion refers to a situation whereby a person performs an act as a result of violence, threat or other pressure against the person. Black`s Law Dictionary (6th ed.) defines duress as "any unlawful threat or coercion used... to induce another to act [or not act] in a ma...
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duress
duress (dyoo'ris, doo'–, doores') , in law, actual or threatened violence or imprisonment, by reason of which a person is forced to enter into an agreement or to perform some other act against his will. The constraint or threat of constraint must have been directed toward the perso...
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Duress
Restraint or danger, actually inflicted or impending, which is sufficient in severity or apprehension to deprive a person of free choice, destroy his volition, or obtain consent only in form.
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Duress
n. Compelling someone to act against their wishes or interests through the use of force, false imprisonment or threats. A court may determine a document null and void if duress is used to get someone to execute a will or sign an agreement. Defendants may raise duress as their defense in partaking in...
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Duress
In law, duress is the unlawful constraint or compulsion of a person by physical action or threats.
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Duress
[film] Duress is a 2009 American psychological thriller B movie. The film was initially screened at various film festivals in May 2009 in Poland and Russia. The film was released theatrically in Greece on December 3, 2009 by mainstream Greek distributor Hollywood Entertainment. The movie is ...
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duress
1) Arm-twisting 2) Browbeating 3) Bullying 4) Bullying, e.g. 5) Coercion 6) Compulsion 7) Compulsion by force 8) Compulsory force 9) Compulsory threat 10) Force 11) Forcible restraint 12) Grounds for divorce, in some...
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