1. A statement or declaration made under duress, threat, or compulsion, without voluntary consent
The confession was deemed inadmissible because it was a coerced statement obtained under torture.
A confissão foi considerada inadmissível porque era uma afirmação coagida obtida sob tortura.
2. In legal contexts, testimony or admission extracted through pressure, intimidation, or force
The court ruled that the witness's affidavit was a coerced statement and therefore unreliable.
O tribunal decidiu que a declaração da testemunha era uma afirmação coagida e, portanto, não confiável.