The phrase "accepted under duress" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal or formal contexts to describe a situation where someone agrees to something due to pressure or threats rather than genuine consent.
Example: "The contract was signed, but it was clear that the agreement was accepted under duress, as the parties involved were threatened with legal action."
Alternatives: "agreed to under pressure" or "consented to under coercion".
Greek banks also rely on short-term advances from the European Central Bank, which could be cut off it Greece disavows the agreement accepted under duress by previous Greek governments.
Even before the Venetian ambassadors had presented themselves to Julius for absolution, however, the Council of Ten had privately resolved that the terms had been accepted under duress and were therefore invalid, and that Venice should violate them at the earliest opportunity.
While adult captives proved fairly resistant to proselytizing, children were more receptive or likely to accept conversion under duress.
It is chock full of tax rises which Republican leaders have sworn not to accept after agreeing, under duress, to higher tax rates on the rich in January.
Shariah Law, which applies in Saudi Arabia, does not accept statements made under duress.
The plan for Greece amounts to imposing centralised control under duress: accept the need to run permanent budget surpluses, change labour laws and hike VAT – or leave the euro for five years.
While Catherine's policy led some peoples to accept (more or less under duress) changes in their way of life, thus facilitating the extension of Russian agricultural settlements onto the open steppes, it also gave rise to a growing sense of identity based on cultural, linguistic, and religious traditions.
They are frequently made to have sex under duress with older men.
Tomlinson accepted the offer (he claims under duress) but retained the job for only a few months before he emigrated to Australia, where his younger brother lived.
His claims may have been made under duress.
Neither side should have to negotiate under duress.
