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forcible entry. 1. The act or an instance of violently and unlawfully taking possession of lands and tenements against the will of those in lawful possession. 2. The act of entering land in another’s possession by the use of force against another or by breaking into the premises.*[Blacks Law 8th]

forcible detainer. 1. The wrongful retention of possession of property by one originally in lawful possession, often with threats or actual use of violence. 2.FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

forcible,adj. Effected by force or threat of force against opposition or resistance. “[In the law of trespass, the] term ‘forcible’ is used in a wide and somewhat unnatural sense to include any act of physical interference with the person or property of another. To lay one’s finger on another person without lawful justification is as…

force-majeure clause.A contractual provision allocating the risk if performance becomes impossible or impracticable, esp. as a result of an event or effect that the parties could not have anticipated or controlled. [Cases: Contracts 309(1). C.J.S. Contracts §§ 520–522, 524.][Blacks Law 8th]

force majeure (fors ma-zh<<schwa>>r). [Law French “a superior force”] An event or effect that can be neither anticipated nor controlled. • The term includes both acts of nature (e.g., floods and hurricanes) and acts of people (e.g., riots, strikes, and wars). — Also termed force majesture; vis major; superior force. Cf. ACT OF GOD; VIS…

forced unitization.See compulsory unitization under UNITIZATION.[Blacks Law 8th]

forced share.See ELECTIVE SHARE.[Blacks Law 8th]

forced sale.See SALE.[Blacks Law 8th]

forced respite.See RESPITE.[Blacks Law 8th]

forced resettlement.Int’l law. The involuntary transfer of individuals or groups within the jurisdiction of a country whether inside its own territory or into or out of occupied territory.[Blacks Law 8th]