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Deforciant

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

One who wrongfully

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One who deforces.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One who wrongfully keeps the owner of lands and tenements <mt

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

One who wrongfully keeps the owner of lands and tenements out of the possession of them. 2 Bl. Comm. 350.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In English law. One who deforces another; the person against whom the fictitious action of fine was brought; the defendant in assise of darrein presentment.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

One who wrongfully keeps the owner of lands and tenements out of the possession of them. 2 Bl. Comm. 350.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[L. Lat. deforcians, defortians.'] In English law and practice. One who deforces another; a deforceor, (q. y.) The person against whom the fictitious action of fine was brought. 8 Bl. Com. 174. The defendant in the assise of dar* rein presentment. Bract, fol. 238, 239, 240.