Deforcement
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deforcement is a noun meaning (law) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
Meaning
(law) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
More Meanings
- (historical, Scots law) Resistance to an officer in the execution of law. It is similar to resisting arrest or obstruction of justice in modern law.
Example Sentences
There was something in the air and tone of the young soldier, which seemed to argue that his interference was not likely to be confined to mere expostulation; and which, if it promised finally of a process of battery and deforcement, would certainly commence with the unpleasant circumstances necessary for founding such a complaint.
Word Forms
- deforcements
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deforciant, forfeiture, forbearance, forfeit, distraint, duress.
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