- duress du·ress n
- [djʊ(ə)'rɛs]
under duress — sotto costrizione, con la coercizione
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duress — du·ress /du̇ res, dyu̇ / n [Anglo French duresce, literally, hardness, harshness, from Old French, from Latin duritia, from durus hard]: wrongful and usu. unlawful compulsion (as threats of physical violence) that induces a person to act against… … Law dictionary
duress — du‧ress [djʊˈres ǁ dʊ ] noun [uncountable] LAW the illegal or unfair use of force or threats to make someone do something: • He claimed that he had signed the contract under duress. * * * duress UK US /djʊˈres/ noun [U] LAW ► threats used to… … Financial and business terms
Duress — Du*ress , v. t. To subject to duress. The party duressed. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Duress — Du ress, n. [OF. duresse, du?, hardship, severity, L. duritia, durities, fr. durus hard. See {Dure}.] 1. Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty. [1913 Webster] The agreements . . . made with the landlords during the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
duress — du|ress [djuˈres US du ] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: duresce, from Latin durus hard ] illegal or unfair threats under duress ▪ The confession was obtained under duress … Dictionary of contemporary English
duress — du|ress [ du res ] noun uncount FORMAL force or threats that make someone do something they do not want to: under duress: Some witnesses claim they signed their statements under duress … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
duress — du·ress || djÊŠÉ™ res n. intimidation, constraint, coercion, pressure … English contemporary dictionary
duress — du·ress … English syllables
duress — du•ress [[t]dʊˈrɛs, dyʊ , ˈdʊər ɪs, ˈdyʊər [/t]] n. 1) compulsion by threat or force 2) law constraint or coercion of a degree sufficient to void any legal agreement entered into or any act performed under its influence 3) forcible restraint, esp … From formal English to slang
du|ress — «du REHS, dyu ; DUR ihs, DYUR », noun. 1. the use of force; compulsion: »A person cannot be legally forced to fulfill a contract signed under duress. SYNONYM(S): constraint, coercion, force. 2. imprisonment; confinement. ╂[< Old French … Useful english dictionary
du·ress — /dʊˈrɛs, Brit djʊˈrɛs/ noun [noncount] formal : force or threats meant to make someone do something He gave the information under duress … Useful english dictionary
