forcible

IPA: fˈɔrsʌbʌɫ

adjective

  • Done by force, forced.
  • (rare or obsolete) Having (physical) force, forceful.
  • Having a powerful effect; forceful, telling, strong, convincing, effective.
  • Able to be forced.
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Examples of "forcible" in Sentences

  • Mogae objecting to what they called the forcible relocation of the
  • "The word forcible will be replaced with the original language from the Hyde Amendment," Jeff Sagnip, spokesman for bill sponsor Chris Smith R-N.J., said.
  • Last week, a spokesman for the bill's principal sponsor, Rep. Chris Smith R-N.J., said, 'The word forcible will be replaced with the original language from the Hyde Amendment.'
  • If recent FBI stings are any indication, very few, if any, children and minors involved in forcible, coerced, or trafficked prostitution are found by Craigslist targeting and crack downs.
  • While recognizing that the complainant said “no” throughout the incident, the court stated that the legislature intended the term forcible compulsion to mean “something more than a lack of consent.”
  • "The phrase forcible rape was abandoned some time ago, and there is some indication that what they would be trying to do is make women jump over an additional hurdle if they want to get an abortion," Rep. Diana DeGette D-Colo. told POLITICO this week.

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