Vi coactus
“Compelled by force.”
Legal phrase
What does “Vi coactus” mean?
Vi coactus translates as “Compelled by force.”
Something done under duress, not by free will. In law, acts done under such compulsion may not be binding.
The story behind it
A Roman and later civil law phrase, used to mark consent obtained by force as defective.
How to use “Vi coactus”
A precise term for a contracts law essay or a lecture on duress.
- Latin
- Vi coactus
- English
- Compelled by force.
- Source
- Legal phrase
- Era
- Legal Latin
- Theme
- Law
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