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  • 21forcible entry — n 1: the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force against the lawful possessor see also forcible entry and detainer 2: unlawful entry into or onto another s property esp. when accompanied by force forcible entry …

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  • 22forcible entry and detainer — n 1: the forcible entry upon and keeping of real property without authority of law 2: the statutory proceeding to regain possession of real property taken through a forcible entry and detainer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …

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  • 23forcible detainer — n. (1) Using force to hold someone in custody. (2) A statutory remedy allowing someone who owns property to take possession of it from someone who refuses to relinquish it; see also detainer The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… …

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  • 24Forcible-feeble — For ci*ble fee ble, a. [From Feeble, a character in the Second Part of Shakespeare s King Henry IV., to whom Falstaff derisively applies the epithet forcible. ] Seemingly vigorous, but really weak or insipid. [1913 Webster] He [Prof. Ayton] would …

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  • 25Forcible entry — is defined by Mirriam Webster s Dictionary of Law as the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force or unlawful entry into or onto another s property, especially when accompanied by force . [cite book… …

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  • 26forcible detainer — or forcible entry noun Taking property into custody or forcing an entry into it by violence or intimidation • • • Main Entry: ↑force * * * forcible detainer, (in law) a violent withholding from a person of his lands or goods …

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  • 27forcible entry — forcible detainer or forcible entry noun Taking property into custody or forcing an entry into it by violence or intimidation • • • Main Entry: ↑force …

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  • 28forcible entry. — forcible entry. n. The taking of or entry onto property using unlawful or illegal force, or any entry done without consent of occupier or owner. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 29forcible demand — index dun, requisition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30forcible detention — index durance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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