Coercion
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Coercion, coercion is the committing, or threatening to commit, any act forbidden by the Indian Penal Code or the unlawful detaining or threatening to detain, any property, to the prejudice of any person whatever, with the intention of causing any person to enter into an agreement. (Contract Act, 1872, s. 15)
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