Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 211:12

ת"ר חליצה מוטעת כשרה גט מוטעה פסול חליצה מעושית פסולה גט מעושה כשר היכי דמי אי דאמר רוצה אני אפי' חליצה נמי ואי לא אמר רוצה אני גט נמי לא

A <i>halizah</i> under coercion is invalid; a letter of divorce [given] under compulsion is valid. How is this<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The second ruling relating to coercion. ');">²⁹</span> to be understood? If it is a case where the man [ultimately]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' After Beth din had brought pressure to bear upon him. ');">³⁰</span> says, 'I am willing', the <i>halizah</i> also [should be valid]; and if he does not say, 'I am willing', a letter of divorce also should not [be valid]! — It is this that was meant: A <i>halizah</i> under a false assumption is always valid, and a letter of divorce [given] on a false assumption is always invalid; but a <i>halizah</i> under coercion and a letter of divorce [given] under coercion are sometimes valid and sometimes invalid, the former when the man [ultimately]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' After Beth din had brought pressure to bear upon him. ');">³⁰</span>

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