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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(law, transitive) 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..
Use deforce when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deforce means (law, transitive) 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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use deforce where its definition matches the intended context.
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