Article 1143 of the French Civil Code

Violence also exists when a party, abusing the state of dependence in which his co-contractor finds himself towards him, obtains from him a commitment which he would not have entered into in the absence of such coercion and derives a manifestly excessive advantage.

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Article 1143

Il y a également violence lorsqu’une partie, abusant de l’état de dépendance dans lequel se trouve son cocontractant à son égard, obtient de lui un engagement qu’il n’aurait pas souscrit en l’absence d’une telle contrainte et en tire un avantage manifestement excessif.