| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold.[Websters]
2. To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty.[Websters] 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: deforcing, deforced, deforces, deforcer, deforcers, deforcingly and deforcedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEFORCE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Deforce \De*force"\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Deforced; present participle verb or noun Deforcing.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DEFORCE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] 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. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
