DEFORCING

Verb

deforcing

present participle of deforce

Source: Wiktionary


DEFORCE

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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(noun) the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole


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