Economic Duress

Economic duress in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of economic duress.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• economic duress in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• economic duress in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Economic Duress

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Economic Duress : Historically within contract law, a claim that a contract was voidable for duress could only be successful if a threat to the person (i.e. physical duress) had induced the contract. Now, however, a contract may be voidable for economic duress. The essential elements are that an illegitimate threat is made (e.g. to breach an existing contract or to commit a tort) and that the injured party has no practical alternative to agreeing to the terms set out by the person making the threat.

See also voidable contract.