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duress
noun as in threat, hardship
Example Sentences
He had argued he was under duress when he was forced to throw the bodies into the pig enclosure.
They contend it was obtained under duress following the revolution which toppled Colonel Gaddafi in 2011.
The Jordanian ministry did not answer questions about Hammad, but legal experts say governments have little recourse to repatriate their citizens if they signed a contract, unless they can prove they did so under duress.
He added there was "no evidence of pressure or duress or threats" and Reyes was "fully aware from the start of what you were to be doing".
Referred to as Mas'ud by prosecutors, he said he repeated what he had learned to a Libyan official, under duress, after the men threatened his family.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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