noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
economic
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Would it now be regarded as economic duress ?
■ VERB
make
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In other words, we are of opinion that the payment was made under duress .
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Payments thus demanded colore officii are regarded by the law as being made under duress .
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Holmes J. considered that in these circumstances the payment was made under duress .
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She told about the shame, and the heartbreaking decision she was forced to make under duress .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As far as I am concerned, it is the only body that represents the prison officers, who work under great duress .
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But memory is highly selective, particularly within an organization that has weathered numerous crises and moments of extreme duress .
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But that meant admitting guilt, admitting that I had acted unwillingly and not under duress and that I refused to do.
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The Clippers were under duress from the start, falling behind the Rockets 27-12 at the start.
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There was no improper pressure by the revenue and in particular there was no duress .
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Under duress it may flee and hide, but it can only do this occasionally.
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Under pain or duress , we do whatever we can to cope with the discomfort and justify its causes.
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When a crisis or dilemma arises, such an organization will resort under duress to its customary self-defeating practices.