DEFOEDATION
Def`oe*da"tion, n.
Defn: Defedation. [Obs.]
DEFOLIATE; DEFOLIATED
De*fo"li*ate, De*fo"li*a`ted. a.
Defn: Deprived of leaves, as by their natural fall.
DEFOLIATION
De*fo`li*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. defoliare, defoliatum, to shed leaves;
L. de- + folium leaf: cf. F. défoliation.]
Defn: The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.
DEFORCE De*force", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deforced; p. pr. & vb. n. Deforcing.] Etym: [OF. deforcier; de- or des- (L. de or dis-) + forcier, F. forcer. See Force, v.] (Law) (a) To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold. (b) (Scots Law) To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty. Burrill.
DEFORCEMENT De*force"ment, n. Etym: [OF.] (Law) (a) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right. (b) (Scots Law) Resistance to an officer in the execution of law. Burrill.
DEFORCEOR
De*force"or, n.
Defn: Same as Deforciant. [Obs.]