duress

du·ress  (d-rs, dy-)

n.

1. Constraint by threat; coercion: confessed under duress.

2. Law

a. Coercion illegally applied.

b. Forcible confinement.

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[Middle English duresse, harshness, compulsion, from Old French durece, hardness, from Latin dritia, from drus, hard; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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duress

Noun

physical or moral pressure used to force someone to do something: confessions obtained under duress [Latin durus hard]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

duress - compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress" force - a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"

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duress

noun pressure, threat, constraint, compulsion, coercion

Translations

duress [djuəˈrɛs] n under duress → por coacción

duress [djuəˈrɛs] n under duress → sous la contrainte

duress [djuəˈrɛs] n under duress → unter Zwang

duress [djuəˈrɛs] n under duress → sotto costrizione