Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Deforciant

Deforciant , noun

[Old French deforciant, present participle of deforcier. See Deforce.]

(a)
(Eng. Law) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
(b)
(Eng. Law) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought. [Obsolete] — Burrill