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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DRO-ECG |
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DURESS (through Fr. from Lat. duritia, harshness, severity, durus, hard) , in law, constraint or compulsion. Duress may be of two kinds. It may consist in personal
restraint or actual violence or imprisonment; or it may be by threats (per minas
person
death
defence of an act which would otherwise be a crime
contract entered into under duress is voidable at the option of one of the parties. SeeEnd of Article: DURESS (through Fr. from Lat. duritia, harshness, severity, durus, hard) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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