deforcing

Variant of deforce

transitive verb deforced, deforcing

  1. to keep (property) from the rightful owner by force
  2. to keep (a person) from rightful possession by force

Origin: ME deforcen < Anglo-Fr deforcier < OFr de-, from + forcier, to force < VL *fortiare < LL forcia, fortia: see force

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