duress
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- noun
- /djuˈrɛs/
- NSFW
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coacción
- Courts have found consent to be invalid when subject to duress or coercion, Cook says.
- accept under duress
- responses to duress
- symptoms of duress
The court found that yes, economic duress can void a contract.
- The court found that yes, economic duress can void a contract.
- And I, I went into it under duress.
- You've made a promise under duress.
- And so both members, both, both great grandparents came here under duress because they were being, what would you call it?
- It doesn't mean I couldn't extract it from you under duress, but it means that it's harder than every other thing you might own if you.
- The police proved it after questioning under the duress as well.
- And he goes, yes, you wanna, he said he's admits to being, you know, responsible from the drugs, but he's under under duress.
Examples
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What did you learn about yourself under duress and stress?
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Cattle had to be fed or sold, and either choice made under duress was a bad one.
Fiction book (1990) -
The fact that some companies are not under financial duress does not make the policy a success.
Blog text (4) -
The court found that yes, economic duress can void a contract.
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Often, during extreme duress, people are capable... of extraordinary behavior.
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Resiliency in the face of duress is emotional discipline.
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Voters confronted with economic duress, social dislocation, and political division look to their elected representatives for help.
Academic text (2012) -
Lena had come under duress, Richard having threatened to leave if she didn't.
Fiction book (1991) -
He only signed the contract because he was under duress and felt he had no choice.
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When the police realized that the confession was made under duress, they decided to reopen the case.
Synonyms
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The act of making someone do something by using threats or violence
Antonyms
How Coerced
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word duress comes from the Latin durus 'hard'. Think of words like durable and endure — duress means a kind of 'hard' pressure or force that makes someone do something against their will.