1. wrongfully keeping someone out of possession of real property
Usage: legal

Examples

• The tenant accused the landlord of deforcing him from the apartment.
• She filed a lawsuit claiming her neighbor was deforcing her from the disputed land.
• The court found evidence that the defendant was deforcing the rightful owner.
• Deforcing someone from their property can result in serious legal consequences.
• The legal brief detailed how the corporation was deforcing farmers from their ancestral lands.