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DEFORCE
Etymology
Verb
deforce (third-person singular simple present deforces, present participle deforcing, simple past and past participle deforced)
(legal, transitive) To withhold land unlawfully from its true owner or from any other person who has a right to the possession of it, after one has lawfully entered and taken possession of it.
(legal, Scotland) To resist an officer of the law in the execution of his duty.
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Source: Wiktionary
De*force", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deforced; p. pr. & vb. n. Deforcing.] Etym: [OF. deforcier; de- or des- (L. de or dis-) + forcier, F. forcer. See Force, v.] (Law) (a) To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold. (b) (Scots Law) To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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