duress
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At the height of his career, in the mid-2010s, directors made trips to Rikers Island to visit and audition Mr. Duress.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024
Azalea went on to slam Jamie for seemingly having "a habit of making people sign documents while under Duress."
From Fox News • Jul. 1, 2021
Duress can take a range of forms—financial, emotional, physical, explicit, implied, or even unconscious.
From Slate • Aug. 3, 2020
Buddy Duress was another first-time actor, gangly and charismatic, who appeared in “Heaven Knows What,” and again in “Good Time,” which was informed by his time in jail.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 9, 2019
Duress, fraud or error in the person precludes the presumption of consent.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
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