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DISPOSSESSION
eviction, dispossession, legal ouster
(noun) the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
exorcism, dispossession
(noun) freeing from evil spirits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dispossession (countable and uncountable, plural dispossessions)
The act of dispossessing someone of something.
The casting out of an evil spirit that has possessed someone; exorcism.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`pos*ses"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dépossession.]
1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. Bp. Hall.
2. (Law)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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