Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Deforciant \De*for"ciant\, n. [OF. deforciant, p. pr. of
   deforcier. See {Deforce}.] (Eng. Law)
   (a) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an
       estate.
   (b) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought.
       [Obs.] --Burrill.