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- Dictionarydu·ress/d(y)əˈres/
noun
- 1. threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment: "confessions extracted under duress"
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Duress is the use of force or threats to make someone do something against their will. Learn the legal implications, synonyms, examples, and word history of duress from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
DURESS definition: 1. threats used to force a person to do something: 2. threats used to force a person to do…. Learn more.
Duress is a noun that means threats used to force a person to do something. Learn how to use it in different contexts, see examples and translations in other languages.
First used to describe harsh or cruel treatment, duress soon took on the additional meaning of forcing someone to do something, usually through threats. Duress is typically used with the word under, as in a suspect who only signs a confession because he is under duress.
3 meanings: 1. compulsion by use of force or threat; constraint; coercion (often in the phrase under duress) 2. law the illegal.... Click for more definitions.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of duress, a noun that means threats or force that are used to make somebody do something. See examples, synonyms and word origin.
Duress definition: compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.. See examples of DURESS used in a sentence.
