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1 duress
tr[djʊ'res]1 formal use bajo coacciónduress [dʊ'rɛs, djʊ-] n: coacción fn.• coacción s.f.dʊ'res, djʊə'resmass noun[djʊǝ'res]N* * *[dʊ'res, djʊə'res]mass noun -
2 duress
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3 duress
s.1 coacción, coerción.2 apropiación indebida. -
4 under duress
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5 under duress
adv.bajo coacción, por vía de apremio. -
6 compulsion
(compelling or being compelled: You are under no compulsion to go.) obligación- compulsorily
compulsión sustantivo femenino compulsion ' compulsión' also found in these entries: English: compulsion - compulsive - constraint - drivetr[kəm'pʌlʃən]2 (urge) compulsión nombre femeninocompulsion [kəm'pʌlʃən] n1) coercion: coacción f2) urge: compulsión f, impulso mn.• apremio s.m.• compulsión s.f.• servidumbre s.f.kəm'pʌlʃəna) u (force, duress) coacción fb) c ( obsession) compulsión f[kǝm'pʌlʃǝn]N1) (=urge) compulsión f2) (=force)under compulsion — a la fuerza, bajo coacción
* * *[kəm'pʌlʃən]a) u (force, duress) coacción fb) c ( obsession) compulsión f -
7 coacción
coacción sustantivo femenino coercion;
coacción sustantivo femenino coercion ' coacción' also found in these entries: Spanish: hablar - medio - presión English: coercion - constraint - duress - compulsion -
8 res
res sustantivo femeninob) (Col, Méx, Ven) (Coc) tb
res sustantivo femenino (de ganado) head (of cattle): dos de sus reses enfermaron, two of his animals fell ill (de jabalí, venado) animal ' res' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrir - despiece - carne - descuartizar - enlazar - matanza - molleja - sacrificar - sacrificio English: beef - carcase - carcass - caress - duress - fluorescent - manageress - phosphorescence - recipe - roast beef - wrestle - side -
9 compulsiveness
s.1 compulsión (obsession); apremio, coacción (force, duress).2 compulsibilidad.
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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 — ► NOUN ▪ threats or violence used to coerce a person into doing something: confessions extracted under duress. ORIGIN originally in the sense harshness, cruel treatment : from Latin durus hard … English terms dictionary
duress — [doo res′, dyoores′] n. [ME dures < OFr durece < L duritia, hardness, harshness < durus, hard < IE base * deru , tree, oak (orig. ? hard) > TREE] 1. imprisonment 2. the use of force or threats; compulsion [a confession signed under … English World dictionary
duress — early 14c., harsh or severe treatment, from O.Fr. duresse, from L. duritia hardness, from durus hard (see ENDURE (Cf. endure)). Sense of coercion, compulsion is from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
duress — constraint, coercion, compulsion, violence, *force, restraint … New Dictionary of Synonyms
duress — [n] threat, hardship bondage, captivity, coercion, compulsion, confinement, constraint, control, detention, discipline, force, imprisonment, incarceration, pressure, restraint, violence; concepts 14,674 … New thesaurus
Duress — For English law on the criminal defences, see duress in English law. For the American film, see Duress (film) … 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