deforciant
American
[dih-fawr-shuhnt, -fohr-]
/ dɪˈfɔr ʃənt, -ˈfoʊr- /
noun
Law.
Etymology
Origin of deforciant
1250–1300; Middle English deforciaunt < Anglo-French, present participle of deforcer. See deforce, -ant
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