Bible Dictionaries
Deforce
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v.) To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold.
(2):
(v.) To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deforce'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/deforce.html. 1828.