Duress

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Unlawful constraint exereised upon a man whereby he is foreed to do some act against his will, Jt may he eilher “duress of imprisonment,” where the persun is deprived of his liberty in order to force him to compliance, or by violence, beating, or other actual injury, or duress per minas, consisting in threats of imprisonment or great physical injury or death. Duress may also include the same injuries, threats, or restraint exercised upon the man’s wife, child, or parent, Duress consists in any illegal imprisonment, or legal imprisonment used for an illegal purpose, or threats of bodily or other harm, or other means amounting to or tending to coerce the will of another, and actually inducing him to do an act contrary to his free will.

Code Ga. 1882, § 2637.

By duress, in its more extended sense, is meant that degree of severity, either threatened or impeuding cr actually inflicted, which is suficient to overcome the mind and will of a person of ordinary firtoness. Duress pes minas is restricted to fear of loss of life, or of mayhem, or loss of limb, or other remediless harm to the person.

3 Me. 559.