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Word: Duress
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘harshness, severity, cruel treatment’): via Old French from Latin duritia, from durus ‘hard’
djʊˈrɛs
ˈdjʊərɪs
threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement
Short Definition:threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement
Examples:- confessions extracted under duress
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