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;duress:Forcing someone to do something though psychological or emotional pressure; a defence to the enforcement of a contract. If, for example, a separation agreement was entered into under duress, that may be a ground to dispute or set aside that agreement. | ;duress:Forcing someone to do something though psychological or emotional pressure; a defence to the enforcement of a contract. If, for example, a separation agreement was entered into under duress, that may be a ground to dispute or set aside that agreement. | ||
;duty:In law, a legal obligation to do or not do something, whether under the common law or pursuant to legislation. | ;duty:In law, a legal obligation to do or not do something, whether under the common law or pursuant to legislation. | ||
;duty counsel: A lawyer paid by legal aid or the government who provides limited legal services to people on the day that they are in court. | |||
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