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单词 afforcing
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afforcingn.

Brit. /əˈfɔːsɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈfɔrsɪŋ/
Forms: see afforce v. and -ing suffix1; also Middle English afoorsinge.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afforce v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < afforce v. + -ing suffix1. With sense 2 compare afforcement n., afforciament n.
1. Effort, exertion. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun]
hightOE
workOE
business1340
afforcinga1398
enforce1487
effort1490
contention1583
heave and shove1600
luctation1651
struggle1706
pingle1728
exertion1777
bother1823
brainstorming1839
beef1851
go-go-go1934
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. xxiii. 212 For greet afoorsinge of strecchinge here yȝen schynen as candels.
c1425 Myrour to Lewde Men & Wymmen (Harl.) (1981) 71 (MED) With..souereigne afforcinge and continuel besynes, vs byhoueth lerne..by what manere..we mowe shone þe peyne of helle.
2. Chiefly English Law. The action of reinforcing or strengthening; esp. the practice of reinforcing a deliberative body with new members (see afforce v. 4). historical.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > enrolment of jury > increasing number of jury
afforciament1738
afforcement1783
afforcing1845
1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXI. 188/1 If twelve did not agree, more Jurors were added, which was called afforcing, until twelve did agree.
1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xviii. 270 In the ‘afforcing’ or amending of the council.
1922 R. von Moschzisker Trial by Jury xiv. 297 The afforcing of the jury..marks an intermediate stage in the development of that institution to its present form.
1980 J. H. Denton R. Winchelsey & Crown iv. 159 The ‘afforcing’ of the king's council was now being extended to the opposition parties, both clerical and lay.
2003 S. H. Cuttler Law of Treason & Treason Trials in Later Medieval France (new ed.) ii. 43 No doubt there was some cynical afforcing of charges in order to obtain convictions for treason.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

afforcingadj.

Brit. /əˈfɔːsɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈfɔrsɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afforce v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < afforce v. + -ing suffix2.
English Law. historical and rare.
Of a juror: that reinforces a jury as an additional member. See afforce v. 4.
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1870 W. Stubbs Select Charters Introd. 24 A further step separates these afforcing jurors from the original twelve.
1905 E. L. Page Contrib. Landed Man to Civil Liberty iv. 92 The afforcing jurors were separated from the uninformed jurors and relieved them altogether from their character of witnesses.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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