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excessive force — n. In criminal law, the unjustified use of force, determined by the circumstances. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
Excessive Force — Infobox Musical artist Name = Excessive Force Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Genre = Industrial, Techno Years active = 1991 1994 Label = Associated acts = KMFDM, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult URL … Wikipedia
Excessive Force (film) — Excessive Force is a 1993 film, protgonized by Thomas Ian Griffith and Burt Young.External links* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104215/ Excessive Force] at the Internet Movie Database … Wikipedia
excessive force — That amount of force which is beyond the need and circumstances of the particular event or which is not justified in the light of all the circumstances as in the case of deadly force to protect property as contrasted with protecting life. See… … Black's law dictionary
excessive force — That amount of force which is beyond the need and circumstances of the particular event or which is not justified in the light of all the circumstances as in the case of deadly force to protect property as contrasted with protecting life. See… … Black's law 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
Force Medical Examiner — is the term used to describe doctors used by the police in the United Kingdom. There is no one Force Medical Examiner, the term simply refers to the Doctor that happens to be on call at any one time. The Force Medical Examiner is more commonly… … Wikipedia
force — force1 [ fɔrs ] noun *** ▸ 1 physical strength ▸ 2 group of police, etc. ▸ 3 influence ▸ 4 scientific effect ▸ 5 military ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount physical strength or violence: They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
force */*/*/ — I UK [fɔː(r)s] / US [fɔrs] noun Word forms force : singular force plural forces 1) a) [uncountable] physical strength, or violence They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest. by force: The army took control of the region… … English dictionary
force*/*/*/ — [fɔːs] noun I 1) [U] physical strength, violence, or energy The force of the bomb blast shattered windows in 15 buildings.[/ex] They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest.[/ex] The army took control of the region by… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
