Duress per minas
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Duress by threats. The use of threats and menaces to compel a person, by the fear of death, or grievous bodily harm, as mayhem or loss of limb, to do some lawful act, or to commit a misdemeanor.
1 Bl. Comm. 130; 4 Bl. Comm. 30; 4 Steph. Comm. 83.
See Metus.
See Metus.