deforce
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s
Verb
[edit]deforce (third-person singular simple present deforces, present participle deforcing, simple past and past participle deforced)
- (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.
- (law, Scotland) To resist an officer of the law in the execution of his duty.