Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
unlawful force — excess power that is illegal to put to use … English contemporary dictionary
force — 1 n 1: a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force: a force that acts after another s negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another: intervening cause at cause irresistible force: an unforeseeable event esp … Law dictionary
unlawful — un·law·ful adj 1: not lawful: not authorized or justified by law 2: acting contrary to or in defiance of the law an unlawful possessor un·law·ful·ly adv un·law·ful·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
force — Power, violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing. Landry v. Daley, D.C.I11., 280 F.Supp. 938, 954. Power dynamically considered, that is, in motion or in action; constraining power, compulsion; strength… … Black's law dictionary
force — Power, violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing. Landry v. Daley, D.C.I11., 280 F.Supp. 938, 954. Power dynamically considered, that is, in motion or in action; constraining power, compulsion; strength… … Black's law dictionary
unlawful entry — index intrusion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 unlawful entry n. Entering … Law dictionary
force, 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 … Law dictionary
Force (disambiguation) — Force is what causes mass to accelerate or become deformed.Force may also refer to:In science: *Forcing (mathematics), a proof technique of set theory *Brute force method, proof by exhaustion in mathematics *Fundamental force, an interaction… … Wikipedia
unlawful enemy combatant — 1) Someone who is engaged in hostilities against the United States or its allies or who materially supports hostilities against the United States or its allies without being a member of a regular armed force of another country. 2) Someone… … Law dictionary
Unlawful combatant — An unlawful combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a civilian who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the laws of war. An unlawful combatant may be detained or prosecuted under the domestic law of the detaining state… … Wikipedia
