unlawful force

unlawful force definition - legal

n

Power or violence that is directed against a person without that personÂ’s consent . Such an act is punishable as an offense or actionable tort.

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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