body: There are two types of [duress](https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/duress). Those that result from threat of physical harm, can "void" a contract, and those from non-phsyical threats make a contract "voidable."
  
  
  What is the difference between the two? Does "void" in the first case mean "automatic" void, and "voidable" in the second case mean that you have to take legal steps to enforce it?
  
  
  
title: What's the difference between "void" and "voidable" as it relates to duress?