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- Dictionarydispossession/ˌdɪspəˈzɛʃn/
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- 1. the action of depriving someone of land, property, or other possessions: "the global impact of poverty and dispossession"
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DISPOSSESSION definition: 1. the fact of having property, especially buildings or land, taken away from you, or the act of…. Learn more.
Dispossession is a state of having something taken away from you, particularly your home or land. If a city demolishes houses to build a new highway, it's a kind of dispossession for the people who lived in them.
: to put out of possession or occupancy. dispossessed the nobles of their land. dispossession. ˌdis-pə-ˈze-shən. also-ˈse- noun. dispossessor. ˌdis-pə-ˈze-sər. also-ˈse- noun. Synonyms. divest. expropriate. oust. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of dispossess in a Sentence.
Definition of dispossession noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To take away possession of something from (someone), esp property; expel.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
the act of taking away possession of something from someone, esp property. [...] More. Synonyms of 'dispossession' • eviction, removal, expulsion, dismissal [...] More. Examples of 'dispossession' in a sentence.
Define dispossession. dispossession synonyms, dispossession pronunciation, dispossession translation, English dictionary definition of dispossession. tr.v. dis·pos·sessed , dis·pos·sess·ing , dis·pos·sess·es To deprive of the possession or occupancy of something, such as real property. dis′pos·ses′sion n....
the act of taking away possession of something from someone, esp property. [...] More. Synonyms of 'dispossession' • eviction, removal, expulsion, dismissal [...] More. Examples of 'dispossession' in a sentence.
Dispossess definition: to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.. See examples of DISPOSSESS used in a sentence.
dis•pos•sess (dis′pə zes′ ), v.t. to put (a person) out of possession, esp. of real property; oust. to banish. Business to abandon ownership of (a building), esp. as a bad investment: Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings. Latin possidēre; see possess.
