Cal. Civil Code § 1570 : Nature Of A Contract — California Civil Code — Obligations — Consent — Menace Date: 14 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Menace consists in a threat: 1.Of such duress as is specified in Subdivisions 1 and 3 of the last section; 2. Of unlawful and violent injury to the person or property of any such person as is specified in the last section; or, 3. Of injury to the character of any such person. Ca. Civ. Code § 1570