A defense in which a person claims to have engaged in criminal conduct because of a threat of immediate and serious bodily harm by another person.

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The defense of duress involves a person claiming that they committed a crime because they were under the threat of immediate and serious bodily harm by another person. It involves a situation where the person had no choice but to commit the crime in order to avoid the harm that would have been inflicted upon them or someone else.

A Defense in Which a Person Claims to Have Engaged