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force definition - legal

n

Power or strength.
deadly force
. Force used which is known or expected, or should be expected to cause death.
in force
. Legal validity, as with a law or regulation that is “in force.”

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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