Definition of deforce

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de·force    (d-fôrs, -frs) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
Law de·forced, de·forc·ing, de·forc·es

To withhold (something) by force from the rightful owner.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English deforcen, from Anglo-Norman deforcer, from Old French desforcier : des-, de- + forcier, to force (from Vulgar Latin *fortire, from Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh-² in Indo-European roots)

OTHER FORMS:
de·forcement(Noun)