deforce

[dih-fawrs, -fohrs]

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verb (used with object)

Law.

deforced, deforcing

to withhold (property, especially land) by force or violence, as from the rightful owner.
to eject or evict by force.

deforce

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verb

to withhold (property, esp land) wrongfully or by force from the rightful owner
to eject or keep forcibly from possession of property

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Other Word Forms

deforcement noun
deforcer noun
��ˈ�ڴǰ��𳾱�Գ� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deforce¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French deforcer, Old French de ( s ) forcier, equivalent to de ( s )- de- + forc ( i ) er to force

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deforce¹

C13: from Anglo-French, from deforcer

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And if one thing stands out in his music, it is the absence of “human pathos and emotional compulsion,” said the cellist Arne Deforce in an interview.

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“The majority is between one and 10 millimeters,” said DeForce, 33.

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But DeForce and 37 other scientists and crew members on the 134-foot SSV Robert C. Seamans found plenty of plastic.

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“You could see little mini veins of plastic just going through the ocean,” DeForce said.

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SEA plans to study whether the plastics are affecting the tiny living creatures the crew collected, DeForce said.

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defoliate deforciant

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