Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
deforce
verb
/dɪˈfɔrs/
Definition
To unlawfully take or keep possession of something, especially land or property.
Examples
- The tenant was accused of deforcing the rental property when he refused to leave after the lease ended.
- After the dispute, the family felt deforced from their ancestral land.
Meaning
Deforce means to wrongfully keep or seize a property from someone who has the right to it.
Synonyms
- dispossess
- usurp
- expropriate
