forzosos

Forzoso is a Spanish adjective meaning that something is mandatory, required, or due to force. The masculine plural form is forzosos and the feminine plural is forzosas. The term can describe duties, clauses, or conditions imposed by law, circumstance, or external pressure, rather than chosen voluntarily.

In usage, forzoso often appears in legal, administrative, or contractual contexts. Examples include posesión forzosa (forced possession), cobro forzoso (forced collection), or cláusulas forzosas (mandatory clauses). It can also convey inevitability or inevitableness, as in destino forzoso (inevitable fate) or consecuencia forzosa (unavoidable consequence). The word emphasizes the obligatory or coercive nature of the action or condition described.

Etymologically, forzoso derives from forzar (to force) with the suffix -oso, indicating a quality or character. This contrasts with forzado, a more common everyday term meaning someone who is forced, whereas forzoso tends to describe the nature of the obligation or action rather than the agent.

As a noun, forzoso is rare and largely found in old or highly formal texts. When used as a noun, it can refer to a person who is compelled, but more typical terms in modern Spanish are forzado or obligado. In contemporary usage, forzoso remains mostly a technical or literary descriptor denoting compulsory character or coercive effect.

See also: obligatorio, coactivo, posesión forzosa, cláusula forzosa, destino forzoso.