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Definition of: deforce
(di·fôrs′, -fōrs′) v.t. ·forced, ·forc·ing Law
1. To withhold, as an estate, from lawful possession.
2. To keep (someone) from lawful possession by force. [<AF deforcer, var. of OF deforcier <de- down, away (<L de-) + forcier FORCE]
—de·force′ment noun
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