duress
duress definition
du·ress (do̵o res′, dyo̵o-)
noun
- imprisonment
- the use of force or threats; compulsion a confession signed under duress
Etymology: ME dures < OFr durece < L duritia, hardness, harshness < durus, hard < IE base *deru-, tree, oak (orig. ? hard) > tree
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