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duress

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Definitions

﹒Threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment.

﹒Compulsion by threat or force; coercion.

Examples

﹒The contract was signed under duress, so the court declared it legally void.

﹒He claimed that he only confessed to the crime because he was under extreme duress from his interrogators.

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