browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about duress
duress |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. The agreements . . . made with the landlords during the time of slavery, are only the effect of duress and force. --Burke. 2. (Law) The state of compulsion or necessity in which a person is influenced, whether by the unlawful restrain of his liberty or by actual or threatened physical violence, to incur a civil liability or to commit an offense. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Duress \Du*ress"\, v. t. To subject to duress. ``The party duressed.'' --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: duress n : compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress"
more about duress
This work is licensed under a
