The act of wrongfully seizing or withholding property or land.
Present participle of 'deforce.' Used in legal and historical contexts to describe the ongoing action of property seizure without right.
The legal concept of 'deforcing' reveals how medieval courts actually worked—they didn't prevent crime but adjudicated disputes after the fact, making property ownership a constant battle of force and litigation.
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