duress

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Synonyms: dress, durness, durers

Antonyms: dress, durness, durers

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Harsh treatment.
2. [[constraint|Constraint]] by [[threat]].
3. {{lb|en|legal}} Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats.

Verb

1. To put under [[#Noun|duress]]; to [[pressure]].

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