duress
/djʊəˈres/noun
mass noun
1- threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgement强迫, 胁迫：
confessions extracted under duress.
在胁迫下取得的口供。
1.1
- Law constraint illegally exercised to force someone to perform an act【律】（非法）强迫。
1.2
- archaic forcible restraint or imprisonment〈古〉束缚; 监禁。
词源
Middle English （in the sense 'harshness, severity, cruel treatment'）： via Old French from Latin duritia, from durus 'hard'.