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| de·force [ dee fáwrss ] (past and past participle de·forced, present participle de·forc·ing, 3rd person present singular de·forc·es) |
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keep somebody from property: to keep the rightful owner of property away from it, or keep the property away from its owner, by force or violence
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman deforcer "force away from" < forcier< Latin fortis "strong"] |
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  de·force·ment noun |
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