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Pronunciation:
[ djʊ͡əɹˈɛs], [ djʊəɹˈɛs], [ d_j_ʊə_ɹ_ˈɛ_s]
Duress is a term used to describe a form of coercion or pressure that is imposed on someone. It is often associated with force or threats and is used to manipulate people to act in a particular way. There are many words that can be used as synonyms for duress, and some of these include pressure, coercion, intimidation, force, oppression, and compulsion. Each of these words describes a different aspect of duress, and they all convey the sense of someone being forced to do something against their will. Whether the pressure is physical or psychological, the effect is the same - the individual feels trapped and unable to act freely.
Related words: duress law, duress defense, duress test
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Synonyms for Duress:
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- attack .
- browbeatings ,
- bullyings ,
- menacings ,
- strong arm tactic ,
- strongarm tactic ,
- strongarm tactics ,
- threatenings .
- carrying outs ,
- compulsory laws ,
- enforcings ,
- ex action ,
- ex actions ,
- ex-action ,
- ex-actions ,
- fulfillings ,
- necessitations .
- criticalnesses ,
- cross road ,
- cross roads ,
- demandingnesses ,
- dis tress ,
- dis tresses ,
- dis-tress ,
- dis-tresses ,
- imperativenesses ,
- needfulnesses ,
- pressingnesses .
- constrait ,
- constraits ,
- de termination ,
- de terminations ,
- de-termination ,
- de-terminations ,
- dynamisms ,
- full head steam ,
- horsepowers ,
- impressivenesses ,
- in tensity ,
- in-tensity ,
- validnesses ,
- what it take ,
- what take ,
- what takes .
- crushings ,
- grapnel ,
- grapnels ,
- handclasp ,
- handclasps ,
- handgrip ,
- handgrips ,
- handhold ,
- handholds ,
- handshake ,
- handshakes .
- in dispensabilities ,
- in dispensability ,
- in-dispensabilities ,
- in-dispensability ,
- indispensabilities ,
- life death ,
- no alternatives ,
- no choices ,
- pre condition ,
- pre conditions ,
- pre requisite ,
- pre requisites ,
- pre-condition ,
- un deniabilities ,
- un deniability ,
- un-deniabilities ,
- un-deniability ,
- undeniabilities .
- full court presses ,
- mis fortune ,
- mis fortunes ,
- mis-fortunes ,
- un naturalness ,
- un naturalnesses ,
- un-naturalness ,
- un-naturalnesses .
Other synonyms:
- force .
- violence .
- strength .
Other relevant words:
- Armipotence ,
- Black Power ,
- Mana ,
- Mancipation ,
- Necessariness ,
- Necessitude ,
- Obligatoriness ,
- Obligement ,
- Potence ,
- Prepotency ,
- amperage ,
- argumentum baculinum ,
- arm-twisting ,
- arrest ,
- authority ,
- beef ,
- blockade ,
- bondage ,
- brute force ,
- bullying ,
- chains ,
- charge ,
- charisma ,
- close arrest ,
- clout ,
- coaction ,
- coarctation ,
- cogence ,
- cogency ,
- confinement ,
- conscription ,
- control ,
- cruelty ,
- custody ,
- detention ,
- dint ,
- discipline ,
- drive ,
- durance ,
- durance vile ,
- effect ,
- effectiveness ,
- effectuality ,
- energy ,
- enforcement ,
- entombment ,
- exigency ,
- flower power ,
- force majeure ,
- forcefulness ,
- full blast ,
- full force ,
- grip ,
- high pressure ,
- house arrest ,
- immuration ,
- immurement ,
- imprisonment ,
- incarceration ,
- influence ,
- internment ,
- irons ,
- jail ,
- jailing ,
- limbo ,
- menace ,
- might ,
- might and main ,
- mightiness ,
- moxie ,
- necessitation ,
- necessity ,
- oppression ,
- pizzazz ,
- poop ,
- potency ,
- potentiality ,
- power pack ,
- power structure ,
- power struggle ,
- powerfulness ,
- press ,
- productiveness ,
- productivity ,
- puissance ,
- pull ,
- punch ,
- push ,
- sinew ,
- slavery ,
- steam ,
- strong-arm tactics ,
- superiority ,
- superpower ,
- threat ,
- throughout ,
- validity ,
- vehemence ,
- vigor ,
- vigour ,
- vim ,
- virility ,
- virtue ,
- virulence ,
- vitality ,
- wattage ,
- weight .
- Cross-road ,
- Desiderata ,
- Exigencies ,
- Necessaries ,
- POWS ,
- SINEWS ,
- a must ,
- coercion ,
- committal ,
- committals ,
- compulsion ,
- compulsory law ,
- criticalness ,
- cross-roads ,
- demandingness ,
- desideratum ,
- durances ,
- dynamism ,
- efficacies ,
- efficacy ,
- full court press ,
- full head of steam ,
- horsepower ,
- imperativeness ,
- imperatives ,
- impoundment ,
- impoundments ,
- impressiveness ,
- impulsion ,
- impulsions ,
- indispensability ,
- inevitabilities ,
- inevitability ,
- internments ,
- intimidation ,
- life or death ,
- needfulness ,
- no alternative ,
- no choice ,
- no-no ,
- no-no's ,
- no-nos ,
- persistence ,
- pow ,
- pre-conditions ,
- pre-requisite ,
- pre-requisites ,
- prerequisites ,
- pressingness ,
- pressure ,
- prosecution ,
- remand ,
- remands ,
- requirement ,
- requirements ,
- scare tactics ,
- serfdom ,
- stimulus ,
- strong arm ,
- strong-arm tactic ,
- subjection ,
- terrorization ,
- thraldom ,
- thralldom ,
- undeniability ,
- validness ,
- vassalage ,
- vicissitude ,
- vital part ,
- vital parts ,
- vitals ,
- what it takes ,
- wonts .
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How to use "Duress" in context?
The concepts of duress and coercion are murky at best. In general, duress is the forcible pressure used to compel someone to act against their will. Coercion, on the other hand, is the use of any means, including physical force, to induce someone to do something they do not want to do. In law, there is a distinction between direct and indirect force, depending on whether the pressure is exerted immediately upon the person or through some intermediary.
Both concepts can be used in criminal investigations to determine if a person has been coerced into committing a crime.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
coercion, compulsion.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective
coercive.
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Noun, singular or mass
coercive, hardship, intimidation, oppression, restraint, threat, stresses.
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Verb, past tense
wanted.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
constraint, pressure, strain.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Duress:
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attribute
force.
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attribute
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