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The correct answer is compulsion.

Duress

A. hard-wearing
B. force
C. resilience
D. compulsion

The correct answer is (D) Compulsion (by threat or force) to do something; coercion, constraint. Also, forcible restraint, such as by imprisonment;

Duress comes from Middle English duresse, Old French duresse (severity), Latin duritia (hardness, harshness, oppression)

Examples of use:

  • She only stayed at home and completed her homework under duress.
  • He admitted under duress to his participation in the pranks.


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