Deforce

[di'fɔ:s]

Definition

(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.

Typed by Beryl

Definition

v.t. (law) to keep out of possession by force: (Scots law) to resist an officer of the law in the execution of his duty.—ns. Deforce′ment; Deforc′iant one who deforces; Deforciā′tion a legal distress.

Editor: Moore