English Dictionary

constructive force

名詞

不可算名詞

(law) Action on the part of one party which will be treated by a court as equivalent to the use of force in determining whether that party has acted improperly with respect to another.

日本語の意味

法的文脈において、ある当事者の行動が、実際の力の行使と同等とみなされ、相手方に対する不適切な行動の判断材料となる行為を指す。

The court concluded that the landlord's changing the locks constituted constructive force against the tenant.

裁判所は、家主が錠を変更したことが借主に対して武力の行使と同等に扱われる行為に当たると結論付けた。

意味（1）

(law) Action on the part of one party which will be treated by a court as equivalent to the use of force in determining whether that party has acted improperly with respect to another.

A civilian who impersonates a police officer in order to convince a debtor to turn over physical possession of collateral owed to a creditor has used constructive force to acquire the collateral.