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Definition of Afforce
1. v. t. To reënforce; to strengthen.
Definition of Afforce
1. Verb. (rare) To reinforce (a team etc.) with extra people ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Afforce
1. in law, to strengthen with expertise [v AFFORCED, AFFORCING, AFFORCES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Afforce
Literary usage of Afforce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reeves' History of the English Law: From the Time of the Romans, to the End by John Reeves, William Francis Finlason (1869)
"... as it was called, to afforce the assize ; that is, others, according to the
number of dissenting voices, were added to the major part of the assize, ..."
2. The Publications of the Selden Society by Selden Society (1889)
"8 Again, W. owes suit to our free court ( curia) at Gloucester, during half the
year whenever it shall be holden, and during the other half only to afforce ..."
3. Select Pleas in Manorial and Other Seignorial Courts by Frederic William Maitland (1889)
"8 Again, W. owes suit to our free court ( curia) at Gloucester, during half the
year whenever it shall be holden, and during the other half only to afforce ..."
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