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A defense asserted in a criminal prosecution that a person who committed a crime did not do so of his or her own free will, but only because the individual was compelled by another through the use of physical force or threat of immediate serious bodily injury or death.
action at law - a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong. legal action, action. antitrust case - a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place. civil action - legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)