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duress meaning in Tamil

சட்டத்தை மீறிய வலுக்கட்டாயம்

/djʊˈɹɛs/US/duˈɹɛs/

duress in Tamil: சட்டத்தை மீறிய வலுக்கட்டாயம், குந்தல். In English, duress means harsh treatment.

Tamil words for duress

சட்டத்தை மீறிய வலுக்கட்டாயம், குந்தல்

English meaning of duress

  1. noun Harsh treatment.
  2. noun Constraint by threat.
  3. noun Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats.
  4. verb To put under duress; to pressure.

Full definition of duress

duress in a sentence

  • Someone was duressing her.
  • The small nation was duressed into giving up territory.

duress in other languages

Questions about duress in Tamil

What is the meaning of duress in Tamil?
Duress in Tamil is சட்டத்தை மீறிய வலுக்கட்டாயம், குந்தல்.
duress என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Duress: சட்டத்தை மீறிய வலுக்கட்டாயம், குந்தல்.
What does duress mean in English?
Duress means harsh treatment.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: duress (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: duress (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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