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force on

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
force someone or something (off) on someone
to make someone take someone or something. I didn't want it, but she forced it off on me. She forced her nephew on me and went out shopping.
See also: force


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But already at that time, they arrived at the conclusion that an air combat force on a continental theater should include both forces designated for joint operations with troops and forces tasked with specific missions in naval operations.
does [not] justify punitive use of force on difficult inmates not posing a real threat to other persons.
This places the onus for reasonable force on the officer to justify the type or level of force used given the suspect's behavior and, most important, mirrors the legal requirements of the use of force.
 
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