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1. Duress: In law, the use of such unlawful force against a contracting party as will entitle him to rescind a contract. The rabbinical law on this subject goes back to the wars of Vespasian and Titus, when many Jews, in order ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
2. Duress: Duress, in law, constraint or compulsion. It may consist in personal restraint or actual violence or imprisonment; or it may be by threats (per minas), as where a person is compelled to an act by threats of immediate death or ... [100%] 2022-09-02
3. Buddy Duress: Buddy Duress is an American actor known for his roles in Heaven Knows What, Good Time, Funny Pages, and Person to Person. A native of Queens, Duress is a frequent collaborator of the Safdie brothers. (American actor) [70%] 2023-12-07 [Living people] [Male actors from New York City]...
4. Duress (film): Duress is an American psychological thriller film. The film was initially screened at various film festivals in the United States, Poland and Russia and received favorable reviews. (Film) [70%] 2023-08-24 [2009 films] [Sakis Rouvas]...
5. Duress (criminal law): In criminal law, duress is a defence to many offences. Showing that one has been coerced, forced or threatened to participate in a criminal act either with threats or coercion applied to the defendant or a close relative of the ... (Criminal law) [57%] 2023-08-25
6. Duress in English law: Duress in English law is a complete common law defence, operating in favour of those who commit crimes because they are forced or compelled to do so by the circumstances, or the threats of another. The doctrine arises not only ... (Common law defence) [50%] 2023-08-22 [English criminal law]
7. Duress in American law: In jurisprudence, duress or coercion refers to a situation whereby a person performs an act as a result of violence, threat, or other pressure against the person. Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.) defines duress as "any unlawful threat or ... (Finance) [50%] 2023-12-08 [Contract law]