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Duress in English law is a complete common law defence, operating in favour of those who commit crimes because they are forced or compelled to do so by the circumstances, or the threats of another. The doctrine arises not only in criminal law but also in civil law, where it is relevant to contract law and trusts law.

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Duress in English law

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Duress in English law is a complete common law defence, operating in favour of those who commit crimes because they are forced or compelled to do so by...

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Duress in American law

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person. Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.) defines duress as "any unlawful threat or coercion used... to induce another to act [or not act] in a manner [they]...

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Coercion

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Coercive power Coercive diplomacy Deterrence (legal) Duress in American law Duress in English law Marital coercion Punishment (psychology) Undue influence...

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English law

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English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures...

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Misrepresentation in Indian law

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include: Mistake Undue influence Duress in English law Duress in American law Misrepresentation Vitiating factors in the law of contract Tort of deceit R...

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Undue influence in English law

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limitations in the law relating to duress. Although the modern law is different, previously in order to set aside a contract for duress it was necessary...

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Vi coactus

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had no "legal significance." Undue influence in English law Duress in English law Duress in American law Prior, Richard; Wohlberg, Joseph (1995). 501...

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Consideration in English law

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Consideration is an English common law concept within the law of contract, and is a necessity for simple contracts (but not for special contracts by deed)...

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Unconscionability in English law

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the same area of law, which can in turn be further broken down into cases on duress, undue influence and exploitation of weakness. In these cases, where...

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Immediacy

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immediacy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Immediacy may refer to: Immediacy, a concept in English law, see duress in English law Immediacy, a concept in vested...

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Barton v Armstrong

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Appeal of New South Wales, relating to duress and pertinent to case law under Australian and English contract law. The Privy Council held that a person...

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English criminal law

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English criminal law concerns offences, their prevention and the consequences, in England and Wales. Criminal conduct is considered to be a wrong against...

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Murder in English law

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foetus, although protected by the law in a number of ways, is legally not a separate person from its mother in English law. They described this as outdated...

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Necessity in English criminal law

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In English law, the defence of necessity recognises that there may be situations of such overwhelming urgency that a person must be allowed to respond...

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Estoppel in English law

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Estoppel in English law is a doctrine that may be used in certain situations to prevent a person from relying upon certain rights, or upon a set of facts...

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Misrepresentation

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Mistake Undue influence Duress Duress in English law Duress in American law Embezzlement False pretenses—related criminal law term Tort of deceit United...

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English contract law

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English contract law is the body of law that regulates legally binding agreements in England and Wales. With its roots in the lex mercatoria and the activism...

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Pao On v Lau Yiu Long

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contract law appeal case from the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, concerning consideration and duress. It...

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English unjust enrichment law

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The English law of unjust enrichment is part of the English law of obligations, along with the law of contract, tort, and trusts. The law of unjust enrichment...

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Index of law articles

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process – Due process of law – Due, owing and unpaid – Duress – Duress in English law – Duty – Duty of care – Duty of care in English law – Duty to warn – Dying...

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Vitiating factors in the law of contract

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Good faith US contract law Duress in American law German contract law French contract law Principles of European Contract Law Arts 4:107, 4:116 and 4:117...

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Contract

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notion of an unjustified threat is referred to as "duress". Black's Law Dictionary defines duress as a "threat of harm made to compel a person to do something...

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Restitution in English law

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The English law of Restitution is the law of gain-based recovery. Its precise scope and underlying principles remain a matter of significant academic...

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Defamation

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honour. In the English-speaking world, the law of defamation traditionally distinguishes between libel (written, printed, posted online, published in mass...

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