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Examples of duress
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She later said she was under duress when she allowed the Needhams to adopt them.
From the newsobserver.com
Hours later, she wanted the children back, claiming she had signed under duress.
From the newsobserver.com
They know it's simply a matter of when you will break down under extreme duress.
From the lens.blogs.nytimes.com
Executives said they see that financial duress deepening among customers abroad.
From the huffingtonpost.com
He showed such promise as a teenager but even those gifts are now under duress.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The question is whether the euro zone can make it through the immediate duress.
From the economist.com
That leaves bereaved relatives forced to make the choice in a moment of duress.
From the omaha.com
Winfrey asked Doud if he felt his daughter gave NBC the interview under duress.
From the chron.com
Some of these requests, the lawsuit claims, would put financial duress on LandCo.
From the denverpost.com
- Compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress"
- Duress or coercion (as a term of jurisprudence) is a possible legal defense, one of four of the most important justification defenses, by which defendants argue that they should not be held liable because the actions that broke the law were only performed because of extreme unlawful pressure. ...
- Duress is a 2009 American psychological thriller b movie. The film was initially screened at various film festivals in May 2009 in Poland and Russia. The film was released theatrically in Greece on December 3, 2009 by mainstream Greek distributor Hollywood Entertainment.
- Harsh treatment; Constraint by threat
- Unlawful constraint or action exercised upon a person whereby he is forced to perform some act against his will. A contract entered into under duress is void.
- Forcing action or inaction against a person's will.
- Use of force or threat to make a person act; makes a contract voidable.
- The threat of force, false imprisonment or threats upon individuals to result in action or lack of action contrary to their wishes or interests. If duress is used to enter a contract, courts may find the agreement void and null.
- Where a person is prevented from acting (or not acting) according to their free will, by threats or force of another, it is said to be "under duress". ...
