Which of the Following Need NOT Be Proved in Order

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following need NOT be proved in order to establish the defense of economic duress?

• A) That one side involuntarily accepted the terms of another.
• B) That circumstances permitted no other alternative.
• C) That one party explicitly made the economic threat.
• D) That the circumstances leading up to the contract were the result of coercive acts of the opposite party.

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Definitions:

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