forcible

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Noriega also argued his forcible military abduction violated international law and the Panamanian government’s sovereignty, thereby depriving courts of jurisdiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

And they said forcing hundreds of thousands to move south could amount to forcible transfer under international law.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

While announcing the suspension, NFL vice president of football operations Jon Runyan sent a letter to James, saying the Chargers team captain lowered his head and made forcible contact with Freiermuth.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2024

Judge John Kane in Pennsylvania condemned as insurrectionists those who “counsel and instigate others to acts of forcible oppugnation to the provisions of a statute.”

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2024

In a forcible emphatic way, he was handsome and looked, as his secretary was never tired of repeating, every centimetre an Alpha-Plus.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley