duress
Pronunciation:
/djʊˈɹɛs//duˈɹɛs/noun
Definitions
Harsh treatment.
Constraint by threat.
Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats.
verb
Definitions
To put under duress; to pressure.
Example: Someone was duressing her.