FORCIBLE DETAINER
\fˈɔːsəbə͡l dɪtˈe͡ɪnə], \fˈɔːsəbəl dɪtˈeɪnə], \f_ˈɔː_s_ə_b_əl d_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_n_ə]\
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The offense of violently keeping possession of lands andtenements, with menaces, force, and arms, and without the authority of law. 4 Bl.Comm. 148; 4 Steph. Comm. 280.Forcible detainer may ensue upon a peaceable entry, as well as upon a forcibleentry; but it is most commonly spoken of in the phrase "forcible entry 'and detainer."See infra.
By Henry Campbell Black
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).