Definition of DISPOSSESSION

dispossession

Meanings

Plural: dispossessions

Noun

  • the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
  • freeing from evil spirits
  • The act of dispossessing someone of something.
  • The casting out of an evil spirit that has possessed someone; exorcism.

Origin / Etymology

From dis- + possession.

Synonyms

eviction, exorcism, legal ouster

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