The criminal confessed under the duress of the police interrogation. From LearnThat.org.
Confessed under duress. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
After all, his duress is worth more than the 2100+ lost. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Rumsfeld: Too Incompetent For Bush to Fire] Reference
Still, making a guy beat-off under gunplay duress is fun. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
The word duress has appeared in 50 Times articles over the past year, including in a February 10, 2010 article. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
He completed 18-of-30 passes for 211 yards and an interception as he was under constant duress from the defense. From Wordnik.com. [NCAA Football - Texas-El Paso vs. New Mexico] Reference
Freedom from duress is held essential to a binding contract so that this very power of the strong may not be exercised over the weak. From Wordnik.com. [The Open Shop; What Is It? Why Should It Prevail?] Reference
"The word duress has very specific legal definition," said Fegley, adding that he hopes he will sign the slip so the girl can rejoin the team. From Wordnik.com. [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference
So … expressing one’s situation under duress from a delay counts as “crying”?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Will Obama Recess-Appoint Former TSA Nominee Erroll Southers?] Reference
I know I’ve written an e-mail or two in duress I would like to take back (as I’m sure all of us have). From Wordnik.com. [Tax-Exempt Status in Danger » Comics Worth Reading] Reference
And it's that just consistent ability to endure under extreme duress, which is what sort of now I define as courage. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 22, 2006] Reference
What was it like having to see him under that kind of duress?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2007] Reference
KURTZ: To be under that kind of duress for nearly three months is clearly something we all need to keep in mind. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 2, 2006] Reference
It's a poor sort of "duress" that you can just ignore, as millions of less vicious and venal Somalis apparently do. From Wordnik.com. [Pirates defeated.] Reference
And not only that: if she was really under any kind of duress or felt threatened, she was on a farm with all these ranchers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 24, 2009] Reference
One is that fascinating concept of demons rising from the Earth every night – how long can a society survive under that kind of duress?. From Wordnik.com. [Book review: The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett] Reference
No quarterback can perform under that kind of duress. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Cowboys] Reference
The kind of duress produced when you think 4 armed thugs are trying to kill you for example. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Or, perhaps she's actually under some kind of duress (someone blackmailing her?) and is being forced to say all these things. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
SG Abbas Kazmi, Kasab's lawyer, filed an application seeking to retract the confession, saying it had been extracted from Kasab under "duress". From Wordnik.com. [Latest News Online - Express Indian] Reference
"duress" is the perfect word I'd expect of a writer whose English is a second language. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
If marriage meant they would be together more than their inclinations dictated, then wasn’t it a kind of duress?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » VIDEO: Lynne Cheney Unhinged On CNN] Reference
"duress" is the perfect word I'd expect of a writer whose English is a second language. redfive wrote: It's just been downgraded to a Teal alert. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
They will tolerate Megawati or Rais only under duress. From Wordnik.com. [Indonesia In Flames] Reference
But there was no physical duress, no sensory deprivation. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: A Lesson In Fear] Reference
Tett notes that periods of terrible economic duress make people go crazy!. From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
The problem, is most people who are under duress just simply miss those fine details. From Wordnik.com. [Life Insurance Firms Profit From Death Benefits] Reference
Of course, the companies did this under duress because of threats of boycotts from us. From Wordnik.com. [Danielle Nierenberg: Fighting for Farmworkers' Rights for More Than 40 Years] Reference
He would, under duress, make a single, brief visit to Israel in 1995 for the burial of Yitzhak Rabin. From Wordnik.com. [The Cop on the Banks of the Nile] Reference
He is under duress and he's under house arrest and he should be released and given safe passage to the border. From Wordnik.com. [In The Mind Of Milosevic] Reference
Under duress, the editors published an apology calling the republication of the column "an editorial misjudgment.". From Wordnik.com. [Religious Wars] Reference
But future defendants, those who led the atrocities, will not prevail with any nonsense about acting under duress. From Wordnik.com. [Cambodia's Precedent for Humanity] Reference
"In this time of fiscal duress, it's important to remember that these improvements have long-term economic benefits," says. From Wordnik.com. [Rails Aid N.J. Homes] Reference
In this case, as in many others, Levin couldn't lay down the law with a close ally, but ended up Betraying him when under duress. From Wordnik.com. [One More Stab At It] Reference
As a result, state-university presidents are under duress to either raise money from private benefactors or cut back classes and programs. From Wordnik.com. [GAME OVER IN COLORADO] Reference
That claim was backed up (probably under duress) by Mohammad Hanafi, a reputed Taliban spokesman, after his capture by Afghan forces last month. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious Mullah Omar] Reference
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