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“duress”
Constraint or coercion by threats which are meant to make someone do something: Jane's friend confessed to a crime, which he did not commit, because he was under duress.
![A restraint of one's personal liberty by fear or force.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/duress-1.jpg)
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![A forcible restriction.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/duress-2.jpg)
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![A restraint of one's personal liberty by fear or force.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/duress-1.jpg)
![A forcible restriction.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/duress-2.jpg)
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duro-, dur-, dura-
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