The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word COERCION which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1964.
Duress crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COERCION | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Duress
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- forced
- forcible
- coercive
- coerce
- coercion
- enforcement
- imposition
- oppression
- force
- compulsion
- danger
- constraint
Crossword Answer definitions
COERCION noun- (not countable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
- (not countable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
- A specific instance of coercing.
- Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
- The process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context.
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