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Rory threatens physical harm to force Sam to sell his business, Toney Tours, Inc. to Rory for a below market price. This contract would be unenforceable based upon the legal theory of ____.

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Answer:

The options for this question are the following:

a. a legitimate business tactic.

b. duress.

c. fraud.

d. undue influence.

The correct answer is b. duress.

Step-by-step explanation:

Coercion is a crime against the freedom of persons that involves using violence to prevent a person (the taxable person from the crime) from doing something that is not prohibited by law, or performing a behavior against his will.

The violence used in this crime, not only refers to a physical force, but also to a psychological or moral violence such as personal intimidation, as well as the use of force in things.

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