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forcement

forcement noun: the act of forcing; compulsion.

Noun

forcement

  1. (obsolete) The act of forcing; compulsion.
    • It was imposed upon us by constraint; and will you count such forcement treachery?1607, John Webster, Thomas Dekker, Sir Thomas Wyat

Origin of forcement

From force + -ment.

Questions about forcement

What does forcement mean?
Forcement means the act of forcing; compulsion.
What part of speech is forcement?
Forcement is a noun.

Words near forcement in the dictionary

  1. forceless
  2. forcelessness
  3. forcely
  4. forcemeat
  5. forcemeats
  6. forcement
  7. forceness
  8. forcené
  9. forceout
  10. forceouts
  11. forceplate

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