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If one party to a contract uses any form of unfair coercion to induce another party to enter into or modify a contract, the coerced party may avoid the contract on the basis of _____.

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Answer:

Duress

Explanation:

Duress is an action or coercion that is performed by a person under stress without his will. This action occurs through violence, threat, stress, pressure, etc. This is an unlawful action that takes place by people under stress. In this law, one person induces another person to do the task according to them.

Duress has two concepts;

It does not focus on the action of a person or it negates the will to act of a person. It won't take consent from the person, for instance, sexual activity. Coercion is another concept that negates the consent of people.

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