Plaintiff settled the disciplinary charges pending against him, pleading guilty thereto and giving defendants-respondents a general release, and taking in exchange a vested interest retirement. Having accepted the benefits of the settlement, plaintiff ratified the release, and is therefore barred from alleging duress in its execution (see Fruchthandler v Green,
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