to act under compulsion (duress)

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• Duress in English law — For United States law on the criminal defense, as well as for duress in contract law, see duress. Duress in English law is a complete common law defence, operating in favour of those who commit crimes because they are forced or compelled to do so …   Wikipedia

• duress — Any unlawful threat or coercion used by a person to induce another to act (or to refrain from acting) in a manner he or she otherwise would not (or would). Subjecting person to improper pressure which overcomes his will and coerces him to comply… …   Black's law dictionary

• duress — Any unlawful threat or coercion used by a person to induce another to act (or to refrain from acting) in a manner he or she otherwise would not (or would). Subjecting person to improper pressure which overcomes his will and coerces him to comply… …   Black's law dictionary

• duress of property — The refusal of one in possession or control of property of another to surrender the possession or control of it to the owner except upon compliance with an unlawful demand. A contract made by the owner under such circumstances to emancipate the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• 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 — n. 1 compulsion, esp. imprisonment, threats, or violence, illegally used to force a person to act against his or her will (under duress). 2 forcible restraint or imprisonment. Etymology: ME f. OF duresse f. L duritia f. durus hard …   Useful english dictionary

• duress — /doo res , dyoo , door is, dyoor /, n. 1. compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint. 2. Law. such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence. 3. forcible restraint,… …   Universalium

• 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

• duress — /djuˈrɛs / (say dyooh res) noun 1. constraint; compulsion. 2. forcible restraint of liberty; imprisonment. 3. Law such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence. {Middle… …  

• ONES — (Heb. אׂנֶס), either (1) compelling a person to act against his will, or (2) the occurrence of an unavoidable event that prevents or obstructs the performance of certain acts, or causes them to occur. Both categories of ones are derived… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• force — n 1 *power, energy, strength, might, puissance Analogous words: *stress, strain, pressure, tension: *speed, velocity, momentum, impetus, headway 2 Force, violence, compulsion, coercion, duress, constraint, restraint denote the exercise or the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms