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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(law) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right..
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.
Use deforcement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deforcement means (law) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right..
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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.
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