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
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
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.