Strong Hand
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The words "with strong hand" imply a degree of criminal force, whereas the words vi et armis ("with force and arms") are" mere formal words in the action of trespass, and the plaintiff is not bound to prove any force. The statutes relating to forcible entries use the words "with a strong hand," as describing that degree of force which makes an entry or detainer of lands criminal. See "Forcible Entry or Detainer."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
With an unusual number of people, with weapons or menaces, or with circumstances of actual violence calculated to intimidate. See 18 Am. Dec. 142.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The words "with strong hand" imply a degree of criminal force, whereas the words vt et armis ("with force and arms") are mere formal words in the action of trespass, and the plaintiff is not bound to prove any force. The statutes relating to forcible entries use the words "with a strong hand" as describing that degree of force which makes an entry Or detainer of lands criminal. Brown.