Explain the difference between necessity and duress

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: Answers may vary: Duress is performing a crime because of a force or a threat of force, such as robbing a bank because of a threat to harm one's children. Necessity is the choice between two evils, such as breaking and entering to escape a would-be robber.

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