Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deforcement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-force-ment
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Resistance to an officer in the execution of law. It is similar to resisting arrest or obstruction of justice in modern law.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There was something in the air and tone of the young soldier, which seemed to argue that his interference was not likely to be confined to mere expostulation; and which, if it promised finally of a process of battery and deforcement, would certainly commence with the unpleasant circumstances necessary for founding such a complaint."

Etymology

Old French

Usage

Inflected Forms

deforcements (plural)

Questions

What does deforcement mean?: A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
Where does deforcement come from?: Old French

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