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FORCIBLE, a.

1. Powerful strong mighty as a punishment forcible to bridle sin.

2. Violent impetuous driving forward with force as a forcible stream.

3. Efficacious active powerful.

Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances when broken.

4. Powerful acting with force impressive as forcible words or arguments.

5. Containing force acting by violence as forcible means.

6. Done by force suffered by force. The abdication of James, his advocates hold to have been forcible.

7. Valid binding obligatory. Not used.

8. In law, forcible entry is an actual violent entry into houses or lands.

Forcible detainer, is a violent withholding of the lands, &c. of another from his possession.

Forcible abduction, is the act of taking away wrongfully, as a child without the consent of the father, a ward without the consent of the guardian, or any person contrary to his or her will.

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Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.

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