constructive force
Action on the part of one party which will be treated by a court as equivalent to the…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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
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.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable