Sentences with phrase «through duress»

This is called an «affirmative defense,» wherein a lawyer will try to prove that their defendant was forced into the crime, either through duress or the threat of bodily injury (entrapment).

Not exact matches

Equities return the most over time, but their holders have to go through more duress than investment grade fixed income, for example.

(Continuing the thread from Cimino's script for Magnum Force through The Deer Hunter and Year Of The Dragon, Tim is revealed to be a Vietnam veteran, which explains why he's so capable under duress.)

Knowing that humanity was going to be tested under certain duress and circumstances, I needed a person who could actually keep hold of that, even through periods of extraordinary trying and extraordinary situations where it would be tested to its absolute limit.

There are some sequences where you'll be faced with a specifically designed room to traverse, which can require a bit of head - scratching to get through, though they're on par with Portal 2 «s level designs, and shouldn't cause much duress.

Rape is the unlawful compelling of a person through physical force, duress, or undue influence to engage in sexual intercourse where consent of the victim is not given or where the victim is incapable...

As noted by Justice Berger in his dissenting opinion, at para. 27, it was conceded by the Crown Attorney that she was, ``... pressured through manipulation short of duress.»

Whether minor or severe, injuries from car accidents can cause major stress and financial duress, and the car accident personal injury attorneys at Altman & Altman LLP are here 24/7 to help you through it.

The point of the device, such as it is, is to see whether a device with a curved display can hold up under the kind of duress that a typical smartphone goes through over its lifespan.

Duress or coercion: If either spouse was coerced into marriage through the threat of physical harm, or consent to the marriage was obtained by force;