physical force

  • 1physical force — noun Force applied outwardly to the body, as distinguished from persuasion, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑physical …

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  • 2physical force — index compulsion (coercion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3Physical force Irish republicanism — is a term used to describe the recurring appearance of non parliamentary violent insurrection in Ireland between 1798 and the present.Fact|date=June 2007 It is often described as a rival to parliamentary nationalism which for most of the period… …

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  • 4physical force — The power of the body, or of a source of power, applied by man. The term, as used in relation to assaults, is synonymous with the term violence, and the two terms are used interchangeably. State v Wells, 31 Conn 210. See force …

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  • 5force — n 1 *power, energy, strength, might, puissance Analogous words: *stress, strain, pressure, tension: *speed, velocity, momentum, impetus, headway 2 Force, violence, compulsion, coercion, duress, constraint, restraint denote the exercise or the… …

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  • 6force — 1 n 1: a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force: a force that acts after another s negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another: intervening cause at cause irresistible force: an unforeseeable event esp …

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  • 7Physical — Phys ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created existences); in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural or material things, or to the bodily structure, as opposed to things mental, moral,… …

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  • 8Physical astronomy — Physical Phys ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created existences); in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural or material things, or to the bodily structure, as opposed to things mental, moral …

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  • 9Physical education — Physical Phys ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created existences); in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural or material things, or to the bodily structure, as opposed to things mental, moral …

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  • 10Physical examination — Physical Phys ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created existences); in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural or material things, or to the bodily structure, as opposed to things mental, moral …

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