1) Arm-twisting 2) Arm-twisting, so to speak 3) Browbeating 4) Bullying 5) Coercion 6) Coercive conditions 7) Compulsion 8) Compulsion by force 9) Compulsion by threat or force 10) Compulsion; coercion 11) Compulsory force 12) Compulsory force or threat 13) Compulsory threat 14) Confession inducer 15) Constraint
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1) Coercion 2) Compulsion
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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 manner [they] otherwise would not [or would]`. Du......
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• (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 incur a civil liability or to commit an offense.Duress...
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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 restrain of his liberty or by actual or threatened phy...
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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 an alleged crime. The most famous case is that of...
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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. « The agreements . . . made with the landlords during...
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Du·ress' transitive verb To subject to duress. 'The party
duressed .'
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threats to compel smbÂ
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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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The use of force, false imprisonment, coercion, threats, or psychological pressure to compel someone to act contrary to his or her wishes or interests. If, for example, duress is used to make a person sign an agreement or execute a will, a court may find the document null and void. A defendant in a criminal prosecution may raise the defense that ot...
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In law, duress is the unlawful constraint or compulsion of a person by physical action or threats.
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[
n] - compulsory force or threat
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noun compulsory force or threat; `confessed under duress`
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compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint. · such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence. · forcible restraint, esp. imprisonment.
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