per minas duress
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Per minas — Per minas, in British common law, to engage in behavior by means of menaces or threats . [ [http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/glossary/per minas.htm Clickdocs web site] ] The term comes from Latin. [ [http://www.sanjeev.net/latin/latin phrases starting… … Wikipedia
per minas — By threats. See duress per minas … Ballentine's law dictionary
duress per minas — Compulsion exercised by threat of imprisonment, mayhem, or taking of life or limb. 25 Am J2d Dur § 11. As defined at common law, such duress existed only where the party entered into a contract or performed an act for fear of imprisonment, mayhem … Ballentine's law dictionary
per minas — /par maynas/ By threats. See duress … 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
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 by threat — See duress per minas … Ballentine's law dictionary
duress of family — See duress per minas … Ballentine's law dictionary
Scienter — is a legal term that refers to intent or knowledge of wrongdoing. This means that an offending party has knowledge of the wrongness of an act or event prior to committing it. For example, if a man sells a car with brakes that don t work to his… … Wikipedia
Meeting of the minds — For the talk show, see Meeting of Minds. Meeting of the minds (also referred to as mutual agreement, mutual assent or consensus ad idem) is a phrase in contract law used to describe the intentions of the parties forming the contract. In… … Wikipedia
