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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-948/
- Published: 2022-09-03T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-01T18:56:13.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:48

The word for today is…

duress (noun):

1 *law* : forcible restraint or restriction  
2 *law* : compulsion by threat

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duress?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Duress is most often paired with the word under to refer to force or threats meant to make someone do something. For example, someone forced to sign a document signs it “under duress,” and a person held “under duress” is not free to leave but is being constrained, usually unlawfully. (Do not confuse being “under duress” with being “under stress,” which is a much more common occurrence.) Duress is ultimately from Latin durus, meaning “hard,” source too of durable and endure.

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