Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law:
- noun The withholding of lands or tenements to which another person has a right. It implies that the latter has not had possession.
- noun In Scots law, a resisting of an officer engaged in the execution of the law.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
- noun (Scots Law) Resistance to an officer in the execution of law.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law A keeping out by
force orwrong ; a wrongfulwithholding , as of lands ortenements , to which another has aright . - noun law, Scotland
Resistance to anofficer in theexecution oflaw .
Etymologies
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Examples
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When the day of execution came, the rumour of a deforcement at the gallows prevailed strongly; and the
The Jacobite Rebellions (1689-1746) (Bell's Scottish History Source Books.) James Pringle Thomson
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Honest Hector, better accustomed to the artillery of the field than to that of the law, saw this mystical ceremony with great indifference; and with like unconcern beheld the messenger sit down to write out an execution of deforcement.
The Antiquary 1845
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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 the advantages of a process of battery and deforcement, would certainly commence with the unpleasant circumstances necessary for founding such a complaint.
The Antiquary 1845
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He then spoke to the messenger, who, upon his arrival, had laid aside all thoughts of making a good by-job out of the deforcement, and accepted Mr. Oldbuck's assurances that the horse and taxed-cart should be safely returned in the course of two or three hours.
The Antiquary 1845
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He then spoke to the messenger, who, upon his arrival, had laid aside all thoughts of making a good by-job out of the deforcement, and accepted Mr. Oldbuck's assurances that the horse and taxed-cart should be safely returned in the course of two or three hours.
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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Honest Hector, better accustomed to the artillery of the field than to that of the law, saw this mystical ceremony with great indifference; and with like unconcern beheld the messenger sit down to write out an execution of deforcement.
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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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 the advantages of a process of battery and deforcement, would certainly commence with the unpleasant circumstances necessary for founding such a complaint.
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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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 the advantages of a process of battery and deforcement, would certainly commence with the unpleasant circumstances necessary for founding such a complaint.
The Antiquary — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
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He then spoke to the messenger, who, upon his arrival, had laid aside all thoughts of making a good by-job out of the deforcement, and accepted Mr. Oldbuck's assurances that the horse and taxed-cart should be safely returned in the course of two or three hours.
The Antiquary — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
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Honest Hector, better accustomed to the artillery of the field than to that of the law, saw this mystical ceremony with great indifference; and with like unconcern beheld the messenger sit down to write out an execution of deforcement.
The Antiquary — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
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