「脅迫行為"（duress）.under duress.

「脅迫行為"（duress）under duress.

Multiple surveillance cameras on a pole overlooking a popular pedestrian street in Beijing. There are seemingly no limits on what the state can see and hear.

 Branded an American spy during the Cultural Revolution, he lost his factory job and had been assigned to haul a street cart. His Chinese wife at the time — the second of three — divorced him under duress.

「under duress」中文意思是「在脅迫之下」、「在威脅或強迫之中」。 [1, 2]

意義與用法

基本定義：指某人因為受到暴力、恐嚇、威脅或其他不正當的強大壓力，而被迫做出某個行為或決定（例如簽署合約、認罪等）。
法律意義：在法律上，「脅迫行為"（duress）常被用作一種抗辯理由（defense），如果被告能證明自己是在非自願、被逼迫的情況下犯罪或簽字，該行為在法律上的效力可能會被否定或減輕責任。 [1, 2]

常見例句

He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.
他聲稱自己是在脅迫之下才簽下認罪書的。 [1]
The agreement is invalid because it was signed under duress.
這份協議無效，因為它是被脅迫簽署的。