duress
41duress — Synonyms and related words: amperage, argumentum baculinum, armipotence, authority, beef, black power, brute force, captivity, charge, charisma, close arrest, clout, coercion, cogence, cogency, compulsion, compulsoriness, confinement, constraint …
42duress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. coercion; restraint, imprisonment. See compulsion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. coercion, compulsion, intimidation, constraint; see pressure 2 , restraint 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. coercion,… …
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44duress — du·ress || djÊŠÉ™ res n. intimidation, constraint, coercion, pressure …
45duress — [djʊ(ə) rɛs, djʊərɛs] noun threats, violence, etc. used to coerce a person into doing something. ↘Law constraint illegally exercised to force someone to perform an act. Origin ME (in the sense harshness, cruel treatment ): via OFr. from L.… …
46duress — n. Constraint, restraint, captivity, confinement, imprisonment, durance …
47Duress — ♦ Force illegally used to compel someone to do something. (Sayles, George O. The King s Parliament of England, 144) …
48duress — n 1. compulsion, coaction, coercion, force; constraint, oppression, control, arm twisting, pressure, exaction, extortion; power, dint, discipline, enforcement, strength. 2. restraint, imprisonment, incarceration, immurement, jailing; detention,… …
49duress — du·ress …
50duress — 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 …
