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Webster 1913 Edition

Deforce

De-force′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Deforced
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Deforcing
.]
[OF.
deforcier
;
de-
or
des-
(L.
de
or
dis-
) +
forcier
, F.
forcer
. See
Force
,
Verb.
]
(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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Deforce

DEFORCE

,
Verb.
T.
To disseize and keep out of lawful possession of an estate; to withhold the possession of an estate from the rightful owner; applies to any possessor whose entry was originally lawful, but whose detainer is become unlawful.

Definition 2024

deforce

deforce

English

Verb

deforce ‎(third-person singular simple present deforces, present participle deforcing, simple past and past participle deforced)

  1. (law, 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.

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