constructive force

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Definition of constructive force in English English dictionary

Action on the part of one party which will be treated by a court as equivalent to the use of force in determining whether that party has acted improperly with respect to another

Example: A civilian who impersonates a police officer in order to convince a debtor to turn over physical possession of collateral owed to a creditor has used constructive force to acquire the collateral.

Hyphenation

con·struc·tive force

Turkish pronunciation

kınstrʌktîv fôrs

Pronunciation

/kənˈstrəktəv ˈfôrs/ /kənˈstrʌktɪv ˈfɔːrs/