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    duress
    /djʊˈrɛs/

    noun

    • 1. threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement: "confessions extracted under duress"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDURESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Duress is a formal word for threats used to force a person to do something. Learn how to use duress in different contexts, such as law, business, and history, with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › duressDuress Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Duress is the use of force or threats to make someone do something against their will. Learn the legal implications, synonyms, examples, and word history of duress from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDURESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Duress is a noun that means threats used to force a person to do something. Learn how to use it in different contexts, see examples and translations in other languages.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDURESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Duress means to do something because someone forces you to do it or threatens you. It can also mean the illegal exercise of coercion or imprisonment. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and sentences of duress.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › duressDURESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Duress is compulsion by threat or force, or constraint or coercion. It can also refer to the illegal exercise of coercion or confinement in law. See examples, synonyms, and word history of duress.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDURESS | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    Duress means doing something because someone is forcing you to. Learn how to use this formal word in sentences and see translations in different languages.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › duressduress noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    duress. noun. /djuˈres/. /duˈres/. [uncountable] (formal) threats or force that are used to make somebody do something. He signed the confession under duress. The promise was obtained by duress on the part of her husband.