noun
- Plural of deforcement; the act of wrongfully keeping someone out of possession of land or property, especially by force or fraud.
Usage: archaic; legal/historical
Examples
- The deforcements of tenants by unscrupulous landlords were common in medieval England.
- Legal remedies were sought to address the deforcements that had occurred on the estate.
- Historical records document numerous deforcements during the period of civil unrest.