deforcement
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Is deforcement a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of deforcement?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (law) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.countableuncountable
2. (law, Scotland) Resistance to an officer in the execution of law.Examples: "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."Scotlandcountableuncountable
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