duress by threat
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duress — [n] threat, hardship bondage, captivity, coercion, compulsion, confinement, constraint, control, detention, discipline, force, imprisonment, incarceration, pressure, restraint, violence; concepts 14,674 … New thesaurus
Duress (contract law) — Duress in the context of contract law is a common law defense, and if one is successful in proving that the contract is vitiated by duress, the contract may be rescinded, since it is then voidable.Duress has been defined as a threat of harm made… … Wikipedia
duress — du·ress /du̇ res, dyu̇ / n [Anglo French duresce, literally, hardness, harshness, from Old French, from Latin duritia, from durus hard]: wrongful and usu. unlawful compulsion (as threats of physical violence) that induces a person to act against… … Law dictionary
Duress (film) — Duress Greek theatrical poster of Duress Directed by Jordan Barker Produced by … Wikipedia
threat — n: an expression of an intention to injure another: menace (1) criminal laws against making terroristic threat s Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
duress of goods — duress of goods: a wrongful threat to detain or the actual detaining of another party s property that leaves the party no alternative but to agree to a transaction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Duress in English law — For United States law on the criminal defense, as well as for duress in contract law, see duress. Duress in English law is a complete common law defence, operating in favour of those who commit crimes because they are forced or compelled to do so … Wikipedia
Duress — For English law on the criminal defences, see duress in English law. For the American film, see Duress (film) … Wikipedia
duress — Any unlawful threat or coercion used by a person to induce another to act (or to refrain from acting) in a manner he or she otherwise would not (or would). Subjecting person to improper pressure which overcomes his will and coerces him to comply… … Black's law dictionary
duress — Any unlawful threat or coercion used by a person to induce another to act (or to refrain from acting) in a manner he or she otherwise would not (or would). Subjecting person to improper pressure which overcomes his will and coerces him to comply… … Black's law dictionary
