n.1 compulsion, esp. imprisonment, threats, or violence, illegally used to force a person to act against his or her will (under duress).
2 forcible restraint or imprisonment.
Etymology: ME f. OF duresse f. L duritia f. durus hard
n.1 compulsion, esp. imprisonment, threats, or violence, illegally used to force a person to act against his or her will (under duress).
2 forcible restraint or imprisonment.
Etymology: ME f. OF duresse f. L duritia f. durus hard
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012