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Definitions for Duress
[1] compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.
[2] Law . such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence.
[3] forcible restraint, especially imprisonment.
[4] compulsion by use of force or threat; constraint; coercion (often in the phrase under duress )
[5] law the illegal exercise of coercion
[6] confinement; imprisonment
Words related to Duress
coercion, control, discipline, imprisonment, force, bondage, restraint, violence, detention, constraint, pressure, confinement, incarceration, compulsion, captivity
Words nearby Duress
durazzo, durban, durban poison, durbar, dure, duress, duressor, durex, durga, durga puja, durgah
Origin of Duress
1275–1325; Middle English duresse < Middle French duresse, -esce, -ece < Latin dūritia hardness, harshness, oppression, equivalent to dūr(us ) hard + -itia -ice
Word origin for Duress
C14: from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia hardness, from dūrus hard
Synonyms for Duress
coercion, bondage, captivity, compulsion, confinement, constraint, control, detention, discipline, force, imprisonment, incarceration, pressure, restraint, violence