Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - duress
Связанные словари
Duress
duress
noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French duresce hardness, severity, from Latin duritia, from durus Date: 15th century 1. forcible restraint or restriction 2. compulsion by threat; specifically unlawful constraint
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
n. 1 compulsion, esp. imprisonment, threats, or violence, illegally used to force a person to act against his or her will (under duress). 2 forcible restraint or imprisonment. Etymology: ME f. OF duresse f. L duritia f. durus hard ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
3.
1. часто юр. принуждение duress by menaces —- принуждение под угрозой смерти или физического насилия duress of goods —- незаконный арест имущества to do smth. under duress —- сделать что-л. под давлением 2. книж. заточение ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
To do something under duress means to do it because someone forces you to do it or threatens you. (FORMAL) He thought her confession had been made under duress. N-UNCOUNT: usu under N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n formal illegal or unfair threats (under duress (=using unfair threats)) (The confession was obtained under duress.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- c.1330, from O.Fr. duresse, from L. duritia "hardness," from durus "hard." Sense of "constraint," and that of "coercion" both appeared early 15c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 1643 | |
2 | 1487 | |
3 | 1246 | |
4 | 1245 | |
5 | 1133 | |
6 | 1092 | |
7 | 1029 | |
8 | 1015 | |
9 | 1014 | |
10 | 978 | |
11 | 977 | |
12 | 949 | |
13 | 936 | |
14 | 920 | |
15 | 854 | |
16 | 817 | |
17 | 812 | |
18 | 794 | |
19 | 783 | |
20 | 751 |