Associations to the word «Duress»
Noun
- Coercion
- Compulsion
- Confession
- Defendant
- Fraud
- Intoxication
- Domination
- Interrogation
- Torture
- Void
- Consent
- Threat
- Incarceration
- Authentication
- Allergy
- Captor
- Confinement
- Imprisonment
- Defence
- Insanity
- Flu
- Plea
- Oath
- Bargaining
- Amnesty
- Heretic
- Prosecution
- Agreement
- Accused
- Statement
- Vineyard
- Offence
- Arbitration
- Contract
- Harm
- Partition
- Defense
- Dom
- Necessity
- Ache
- Treaty
- Promise
- Nazis
- Treason
- Allegation
- Citizenship
- Circumstance
- Alarm
- Genocide
- Violence
- Jury
- Constraint
- Coup
- Mistake
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DURESS, noun. (obsolete) Harsh treatment.
DURESS, noun. Constraint by threat.
DURESS, noun. (legal) The state of compulsion or necessity in which a person is influenced, whether by the unlawful restraint of his liberty or by actual or threatened physical violence, to incur a civil liability or to commit an offence.
DURESS, verb. To put under duress; to pressure.
Dictionary definition
DURESS, noun. Compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress".
Wise words
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