Definition of dispossession Dispossession
dis•pos•ses•sion
We found 6 definitions of dispossession from 4 different sources.
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What does dispossession mean?
WordNet
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| dispossession - the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law | ||
| eviction, legal ouster | ||
| due process, due process of law (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| ouster the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out | ||
| actual eviction the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent | ||
| dispossession - freeing from evil spirits | ||
| exorcism | ||
| supernaturalism the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dispossession (Noun)
The act of dispossessing.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dispossession (n.)
The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. - dispossession (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- dispossession, noun, singular of dispossessions.
