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Duress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Legal Term * Duress * Defined & Explained ... DURESS - Restraint or danger, actually inflicted or impending, which is sufficient in severity or apprehension to deprive a person of free choice, destroy his volition, or obtain consent only in form.
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Duress - Definition of Duress at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Duress. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... also : the affirmative defense of having acted under duress —see also ECONOMIC DURESS —compare NECESSITY, UNDUE INFLUENCE; NOTE: A person may be able...
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1. Duress = Common Law; Undue influence = equity; 2. Cases a) Undue Influence: Allcard v. Skinner 1887 - a person bound not to seek independent advice. b) Duress: Kaufman v. Gerson 1904 - threat of prosecution. ... 3. Legal consequences: a) The contract is voidable, not void. b) If the threat or force amounts to the tort...
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Definition of duress in the Legal Dictionary - by Free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. What is duress? Meaning of duress as a legal term. What does duress mean in law? ... 325. 2. Sir William Blackstone divides duress into two sorts: First. Duress of imprisonment, where a man actually loses his liberty.
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Definition of duress in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of duress. Pronunciation of duress. Translations of duress. duress synonyms, duress antonyms. Information about duress in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... 1. Constraint by threat; coercion: confessed under duress.
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A court may determine a document null and void if duress is used to get someone to execute a will or sign an agreement. Defendants may raise duress as their defense in partaking in an alleged crime.
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1. use of force: the use of force or threats to make somebody do something; ... 2. illegal coercion: illegal force or coercion, as used against a criminal suspect or a prisoner in lawful custody before trial; ... Search for "duress" in all of MSN Encarta...
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Wifes assertion that she suffered from battered spouse syndrome did not constitute duress or undue influence so as to justify reopening dissolution judgment based on parties written stipulation, where husbands alleged acts were not contemporaneous with the execution of the agreement and wife was represented by counsel ...
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