deforce

deforce

4 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. v. To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold. Source: opted
2. v. To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty. Source: opted
3. (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
4. v. To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold. v. To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty. Source: ecdict

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