Verb: deforce di'fors
- (law) keep from the rightful owner; wrongfully withhold possession of, especially lands or property
"The squatters deforced the abandoned estate"
- (law) resist the execution of the law; oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of duty
"The protesters deforced the police attempting to clear the area"
Derived forms: deforces, deforcing, deforced
Encyclopedia: Deforce