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DURESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Compulsory force or threat
Example:
confessed under duress
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("duress" is a kind of...):
force (a powerful effect or influence)
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