http://www.englishforums.com/English/BasicEnglishVocabularyQuestions/Forum44.htmFor Basic English ONLY. Please post only <b><font color=red>easy</font></b> questions and answers here.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DuressVsCoercion/gnxqx/post.htm#570732Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:24:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:570732oceanic0http://www.englishforums.com/English/DuressVsCoercion/gnxqx/post.htm#570732http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-570732.xmlThank you. That&#39;s very clear.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DuressVsCoercion/gnxqx/post.htm#570059Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:24:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:570059Feebs111http://www.englishforums.com/English/DuressVsCoercion/gnxqx/post.htm#570059http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-570059.xmlNearly. Not quite. Duress = the threats used to force a person to do something: They only agreed to the action under duress. To coerce someone means to persuade someone forcefully to do something which they are unwilling to do, so coercion is persuasion by means of force of some kind: They were coerced into agreeing to commit the crime.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DuressVsCoercion/gnxqx/post.htm#569603Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:24:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:569603oceanic2http://www.englishforums.com/English/DuressVsCoercion/gnxqx/post.htm#569603http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-569603.xmlwith DURESS I&#39;m restricted from doing something by law or force. COERCION means that I&#39;m force to act or make a choice. Is that correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/DuressVsCoercion/gnxqx/post.htm#569331Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:24:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:569331Feebs113http://www.englishforums.com/English/DuressVsCoercion/gnxqx/post.htm#569331http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-569331.xmlWhat is your understanding of their differences?http://www.englishforums.com/English/DuressVsCoercion/gnxqx/post.htmMon, 26 Jan 2009 10:24:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:569327oceanic4http://www.englishforums.com/English/DuressVsCoercion/gnxqx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-569327.xmlCan someone please help me understand the difference between DURESS and COERCION. I know their meaning but I need to be very clear with each word so I can fully understand it and be able to apply it to my vocabulary. Thank you.