Sunday, May 30, 2010

FORCIBLE

forcible:

- characterized by using force against opposition or resistance
- characterized by force, energy, or efficiency; powerful

(Example: Robbery, the forcible taking of property from the person of the victim, is the crime most likely to be committed by a stranger; 75 percent of victims are robbed by strangers. [Reference: Adam Walinsky, "The Crisis of Public Order", The Atlantic, July 1995])