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"duress" in Spanish
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duress(also: coercion, constraint, compulsion)
The word 'duress' occurs to me, as a lawyer.
Como jurista se me ocurre la palabra coacción.
In the past, during colonial supremacy, this was done under duress.
En el pasado, durante el dominio colonial, esto se hacía bajo coacción.
he confessed under duress
confesó bajo coacción
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he confessed under duress
confesó bajo coacción
They may donate their organs as a last resort or under duress, and thus reduce their chances for good health and survival.
Éstos pueden llegar a donar sus órganos como último recurso, o sometidos a presión, y reducir así sus posibilidades de mantener una buena salud y sobrevivir.
under duress
bajo coacción
In fact, over the past two years, 300,000 children under the age of 18 have fought in conflicts all over the world, many of whom were recruited under duress.
Efectivamente, en los últimos dos años 300.000 niños menores de 18 años lucharon en conflictos por todas partes del mundo. Muchos de ellos fueron reclutados por la fuerza.
The particular situation of women, who in some countries are subjected to violence, mutilation and duress in violation of human rights, must be taken into account.
Hay que tomar en cuenta la situación específica de las mujeres, que en ciertos países son víctimas de actos de violencia, de mutilaciones, de coacciones contrarias a los derechos humanos.
Then there are the enormous quantities of drugs that Burmese farmers produce, often under duress, making Burma the largest exporter of drugs in the world, bigger even than Columbia, for example.
Porque la enorme producción de droga, a menudo obligada, por parte de los campesinos birmanos sitúa al país entre los grandes exportadores de drogas del mundo, por encima por ejemplo, de Colombia.
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