- duress
- \dur-RESS\
- DEFINITION
noun
1
: forcible restraint or restriction
2
: compulsion by threat; specifically : unlawful constraint
- EXAMPLES
The defense asserts that the defendant's confession was made under duress.
"Nondisclosure provisions that stretch beyond a straightforward embargo on business-oriented 'trade secrets' represent the worst kind of corporate limitations on individual freedom—no one should be contractually stopped from talking about their personal experiences with any company. You did, however, sign this contract (possibly under mild duress, but not against your will)." — From an article by Chuck Klosterman in the New York Times, June 30, 2013
"Nondisclosure provisions that stretch beyond a straightforward embargo on business-oriented 'trade secrets' represent the worst kind of corporate limitations on individual freedom—no one should be contractually stopped from talking about their personal experiences with any company. You did, however, sign this contract (possibly under mild duress, but not against your will)." — From an article by Chuck Klosterman in the New York Times, June 30, 2013
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