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Antonyms for duress

Grammar : Noun
Spell : doo-res, dyoo-, door-is, dyoor-
Phonetic Transcription : dʊˈrɛs, dyʊ-, ˈdʊər ɪs, ˈdyʊər-


Definition of duress

Origin :
  • early 14c., "harsh or severe treatment," from Old French duresse, from Latin duritia "hardness," from durus "hard" (see endure). The Old French suffix -esse is from Latin -itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of quality (cf. riches, largesse). Sense of "coercion, compulsion" is from 1590s.
  • noun threat, hardship
Example sentences :
  • He was a mechanic, brought along under some duress to service the machine.
  • Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • He considered himself as, in fact, in duress, and his actions as not free.
  • Extract from : « William the Conqueror » by Jacob Abbott
  • Was she in duress either from this Ironhook or from her father, or from both?
  • Extract from : « Hereward, The Last of the English » by Charles Kingsley
  • The commission, extorted by force, is null and void when the duress is removed.
  • Extract from : « Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion » by St. George Tucker
  • When the consent of either party was obtained by force, duress or fraud.
  • Extract from : « Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World » by Hyacinthe Ringrose
  • He was in duress as a Leaguer spy, to await King Henry's will.
  • Extract from : « Helmet of Navarre » by Bertha Runkle
  • She bade Hagen then be led away to duress, where he lay locked in and where none did see him.
  • Extract from : « The Nibelungenlied » by Unknown
  • Where fraud or duress is used in obtaining a party's consent to a contract, the contract is at least voidable.
  • Extract from : « Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3 » by Various
  • Indeed when I taxed her with having a hand in the crime she secured an acquittal on the plea of duress.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 20, 1917 » by Various
  • Duress is actual or threatened violence sufficient under the circumstances to compel a person to act against his wishes.
  • Extract from : « Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3 » by Various

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