Definition of deforce Deforce
de•force
We found 4 definitions of deforce from 3 different sources.
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What does deforce mean?
Wiktionary 
- deforce (Verb)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deforce (v.)
To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold. - deforce (v.)
To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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deforce
de-fōrs′, v.t. (law) to keep out of possession by force: (Scots law) to resist an officer of the law in the execution of his duty.—ns. Deforce′ment; Deforc′iant, one who deforces; Deforciā′tion, a legal distress. [Fr. de = L. dis, and force.]
