Meaning of DISPOSSESSION
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- [n] the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
- [n] freeing from evil spirits
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| | Synonyms: | | eviction, exorcism, legal ouster |
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| | See Also: | | actual eviction, due process, due process of law, evocation, ouster, retaliatory eviction, summoning, supernaturalism | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis`pos*ses"sion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]possession.]
1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being
dispossessed. --Bp. Hall.
2. (Law) The putting out of possession, wrongfully or
otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no
matter in what title; -- called also {ouster}.
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| | Related Terms: | | bereavement, cost, damage, dead loss, debit, denial, denudation, deprivation, deprivement, despoilment, destruction, detriment, disendowment, disherison, disinheritance, dislodgment, disownment, disseisin, divestment, eviction, expense, expropriation, foreclosure, forfeit, forfeiture, injury, loser, losing, losing streak, loss, ouster, ousting, perdition, privation, reclaiming, repossessing, repossession, robbery, ruin, sacrifice, spoliation, stripping, taking away, total loss |
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