An involuntary act is that which is performed with constraint (q. v.) or with repugnance, or without the will to do it. An action is involuntary, then, which is performed under duress. Wolff Inst. Nat. … [Read more...]

In the identical words; opposed to "substantially." Townsend v. Jemison, 7 How. 719, 12 L. Ed. 880; Summons v. State, 5 Ohio St 346. … [Read more...]

When creditors compel a debtor into bankruptcy rather than the debtor declaring and filing for bankruptcy. … [Read more...]

Latin meaning By the fact itself something so obvious on its face that it doesn't need explanation, for example, that a certifiably insane individual does not have the capacity to enter into a binding legal contract by himself. 2. This phrase is frequently employed to convey the idea that something which has been done contrary to law is void. For example, if a married man, … [Read more...]

A confession made without freedom of choice to do so, a confession that violates one's right against self incrimination. A forced confession. … [Read more...]