Definition of duress Duress
/dʊˈɹɛs/ - [dures] - du•ress
We found 8 definitions of duress from 4 different sources.
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What does duress mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: duresses |
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| duress - compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress" |
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Wiktionary 
- duress (Noun)
Harsh treatment. - duress (Noun)
Constraint by threat. - duress (Verb)
To put under duress; to pressure.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- duress (n.)
Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty. - duress (n.)
The state of compulsion or necessity in which a person is influenced, whether by the unlawful restrain of his liberty or by actual or threatened physical violence, to incur a civil liability or to commit an offense. - duress (v. t.)
To subject to duress.
Part of speech
🔤- duress, noun, singular of duresses.
