duress
noun | /duress/
force or threats meant to make someone do something
duress
noun | /duress/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMforce or threats meant to make someone do something
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"She signed the contract under duress and later sought to void it."
"The confession was invalid because it was given under duress."
Mnemonic Trick
DURESS → DURE + PRESS: pressured into action — forced compliance.
Etymology
From Old French duresse, from Latin duritia “hardness.”
Used for coercion by force or threat.
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