Deforcement
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
In Scotch law. The opposition or resistance made to messengers or other public officers while they are actually engaged in the exercise of their offices. Ersk. Inst. b. 4, tit. 4, § 32.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
in the law of Scotland, is the opposition given or resistance made, to messengers or other officers, while they are employed in executing the law. This crime is punished by confiscation of moveables, the one half to the king, and the other to the creditor at whose suit the diligence is used. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 4, 4, 16.