Duress consists in:

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 9-03-05

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    Unlawful confinement of the person of a party to a contract, of the husband or wife of such party, or of an ancestor, descendant, or adopted child of such party, husband, or wife; 2.    Unlawful detention of the property of any such person; or

3.    Confinement of such person, lawful in form, but fraudulently obtained, or fraudulently made unjustly harassing or oppressive.