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DEFORCEMENT

\dɪfˈɔːsmənt], \dɪfˈɔːsmənt], \d_ɪ_f_ˈɔː_s_m_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of DEFORCEMENT

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1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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Resistance to an officer in the execution of law.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Resistance to an officer in the execution of law.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

n. A wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right;â€”in Scotland, resistance of a legal officer in execution of a writ, &c.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A withholding of lands and tenements by force.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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