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 [djʊˈrɛs djʊə-]

n

1. compulsion by use of force or threat; constraint; coercion (often in the phrase under duress)

2. (Law) Law the illegal exercise of coercion

3. confinement; imprisonment

[from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia hardness, from dūrus 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 Her confession had been made under duress.

Translations

duress [djʊəˈres] N under duress → bajo presión

duress [djʊˈrɛs djʊəˈrɛs] n
under duress → sous la contrainte

duress

n → Zwang m; he signed the form under duress → er hat die Unterschrift unter Zwang geleistet

duress [djʊ/əˈrɛs] n under duress → sotto costrizione, con la coercizione

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duress [djʊ/əˈrɛs] n under duress → sotto costrizione, con la coercizione