Deforce
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
In English Law. To withhold wrongfully; to.withhold the possession of lands from one who is lawfully entitled to them.
3 Bl. Comm. 172.
In Scotch Law. To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force a public officer in the execution of his duty. Bell, Diet.