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nonforcible

nonforcible adjective: not forcible.

Adjective

nonforcible (not comparable)

  1. Not forcible.
    • The origins of the case lay in an effort to seek DNA testing by Cameron Sterling, who was convicted in 1991 of nonforcible rape of a child younger than 13 and sentenced to 6 to 25 years in prison. Mr. Sterling entered a so-called Alford plea, in which he continued to assert his innocence but...2007 May 3, Bob Driehaus, “Court Rejects Limit on Bids by Convicts for DNA Tests”, in New York Times

Origin of nonforcible

From non- + forcible.

Words formed from nonforcible

Questions about nonforcible

What does nonforcible mean?
Nonforcible means not forcible.
What part of speech is nonforcible?
Nonforcible is an adjective.

Words near nonforcible in the dictionary

  1. nonforagers
  2. nonforaging
  3. nonforbidden
  4. nonforced
  5. nonforceful
  6. nonforcible
  7. nonforcibly
  8. nonforcing
  9. nonforeclosure
  10. nonforeign
  11. nonforeigner

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