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Definition of Duress
1. Noun. Compulsory force or threat. "Confessed under duress"
Definition of Duress
1. n. Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.
2. v. t. To subject to duress.
Definition of Duress
1. compulsion by threat [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Duress
1. 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 physical violence, to incur a civil liability or to commit an offense. Origin: OF. Duresse, du, hardship, severity, L. Duritia, durities, fr. Durus hard. See Dure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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