under duress
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Rights groups have criticised the judicial process, calling it rushed and saying that confessions were extracted under duress.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Women such as Margaret Wyard and Mary Scrutton, who had been receiving what we would call welfare payments, made outlandish confessions under duress that appeared to confirm the charges of their tormentors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Marimi has claimed the confession was false and was made under duress.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The lawsuit alleges that Macciello modified the loan agreement under duress and agreed to give Shvartsman and his company a greater share of the film’s potential proceeds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The third for setting fire to her Housemistress’s false-hair bun, which, under duress, Rahel confessed to having stolen.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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