Constraint - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: constraintConstraint
Constraint, duress. See DURESS....
de facto
de facto [Medieval Latin, literally, from the fact] : in reality : actually [these two constraints have been lifted, one de facto and one de jure "Susan Lee"] adj 1 : actual ;esp : being such in effect though not formally recognized see also de facto segregation at segregation 2 : exercising power as if legally constituted or authorized [a de facto government] [a de facto judge] compare de jure ...
force
force 1 : a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force : a force that acts after another's negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another : intervening cause at cause irresistible force : an unforeseeable event esp. that prevents performance of an obligation under a contract : force majeure 2 : a body of persons available for a particular end [the labor ] ;specif : police force usually used with the 3 : violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing constructive force : the use of threats or intimidation for the purpose of gaining control over or preventing resistance from another dead·ly force : force that is intended to cause or that carries a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury compare nondeadly force in this entry NOTE: As a general rule, deadly force may be used without incurring criminal or tort liability when one reasonably believes that one's life or safety is in da...
freedom
freedom 1 : the quality or state of being free: as a : the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b : liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another c : the quality or state of being exempt or released from something onerous 2 a : a political or civil right b : franchise ...
Compulsion
The act of compelling or the state of being compelled the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint subjection to force...
Compulsorily
In a compulsory manner by force or constraint...
Constrainable
Capable of being constrained liable to constraint or to restraint...
Constrained
Marked by constraint not free not voluntary embarrassed as a constrained manner a constrained tone...
Constrainedly
By constraint or compulsion in a constrained manner...
Constraint
The act of constraining or the state of being constrained that which compels to or restrains from action compulsion restraint necessity...
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