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deforciant

[ dih-fawr-shuhnt, -fohr- ]

noun

, Law.
  1. a person who deforces the rightful owner.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of deforciant1

1250–1300; Middle English deforciaunt < Anglo-French, present participle of deforcer. See deforce, -ant

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