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  • 11force, unlawful — n. The use of force against someone who has not consented to its use. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 12Law Reports — the publications in which the decisions of the courts are recorded. It should, however, be appreciated that in the UK and in many other jurisdictions these are private publications rather than state operated. The publisher makes the reports more… …

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  • 13force a passage — index penetrate, pervade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 14force an entrance — index impose (intrude) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15force apart — index break (separate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16force armed with legal authority — index posse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17force away — index expel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 18force back — index parry, repel (drive back) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19force from — index acquire (secure), preempt, procure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20force in — index inject, interject, interpose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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