01 n. Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.
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Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.“The agreements . . . made with the landlords during the time of slavery, are only the effect of duress and force.” — Burke.
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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.(Law)