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Forcible detainer

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Withholding possession of lands or tenements of another by force.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The offense Of violently keeping possession of lands and tenements, with menacos, force, and arms, and without the authority of law. 4 Bl. Comm. 148; 4 Steph. Comm. 280. Forcible detainer may ensue upon a peaceable entry, as well as upon a forcible entry; but it is most commonly spoken of in the phrase "forcible entry and detainer." See infra.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The offense of violently keeping possession of lands and tenements, with menaces, force, and arms, and without the authority of law. 4 BL. Comin. 148; 4 Steph. Comm, 280. Forcible detainer may ensue upon a peaceable entry, as well as upon a forcible entry; but it is most commonly spoken of in the phrase “forcible entry and detainer.”

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

The offence of violently keeping possession of lands and tenements, [either after a peaceable or forcible entry,] with menaces, force and arms, and without the authority of law. 4 Bl. Com. 148. 4 Steph. Com. 280. See For> eible entry, and the authorities ibid. To constitute a forcible detainer, there must be actual force, with strong hand, except where the parties stand in the relation of landlord and tenant. 3 A. K. Marshal Vs (Ky.) R. 1145, [296.]