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djʊ(ə)ˈrɛs,
ˈdjʊərɛs/
n.
threats, violence, etc. used to coerce a person into doing something.
▸Law constraint illegally exercised to force someone to perform an act.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘harshness, cruel treatment’): via OFr. from L. duritia, from durus ‘hard’.
