deforce

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verb

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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Meanings

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

present singular third person deforces · participle present deforcing · participle past deforced · past deforced

  1. transitivelawTo 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.
  2. ScotlandlawTo resist an officer of the law in the execution of his duty.

Origin

From Old French.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with deforce

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

deforce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deforce

MLA

“deforce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deforce. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deforce,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deforce.

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