HOW TO CLEAN A GOURD Cleaning the Exterior of the Gourd All you really need to clean dried gourds are a non scratching Teflon pan cleaner such as a chore boy or a copper scrubbing ball, some warm water and dish detergent.
DEFINITION of 'Duress'. The act of using force, false imprisonment, coercion, threats or psychological pressure to compel someone to act contrary to his or her wishes or interests. Duress is also used as a form of defense to a crime by a defendant who is compelled or coerced to commit the crime because they are under serious imminent harm to themselves or others.
A doctrine which is a late developed in English contract law is duress and it is involved with procedural unfairness of contracts. A party who has entered into a contract by coercion, he can relied upon duress to come to the conclusion that the contract is voidable. There are three types of duress.