Daily Almanac for
Feb 12, 2012
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips
| Share
 

Dictionary


du•ress



Pronunciation: (doo-res', dyoo-, door'is, dyoor'-), [key]
—n.
1. compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.
2. Law.such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence.
3. forcible restraint, esp. imprisonment.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Dürerduressor
    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark
See also:

 

Related Content
A free, reliable Q&A site for homework help. Answerplease.com