de·force (d -fôrs , -f rs)tr.v. de·forced, de·forc·ing, de·forc·es Law To withhold (something) by force from the rightful owner. [Middle English deforcen, from Anglo-Norman deforcer, from Old French desforcier : des-, de- + forcier, to force (from Vulgar Latin *forti  re, from Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots).]de·force ment n. |
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