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In Virginia, duress is defined as the overbearing of a person's free will by an unlawful or wrongful act or by threat such that the party's consent to a contractual agreement is involuntary.. Or, consider these words of Chief Justice Robert Gross of the District Court of Appeal of Florida in Francaville:
Duress occurs when a person is influenced to sign a contract under pressure. Duress can be applied when a contract is made or when a contract was modified. Typical examples of duress include threats to personal liberty, threats of actual violence, and excessive economic pressure.