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Variant of dispossess

dispossess Definition

dis·pos·sess (dis′pə zes′)

transitive verb

to deprive of the possession of something, esp. land, a house, etc.; oust

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dispossession Law Definition

n

The act of removing someone from a tenancy in, or the possession of, real property.

Browse dictionary entries near dispossession

  1. ‹ dispossess
  2. ‹ dispositive
  3. ‹ dispositional
  4. ‹ disposition
  5. ‹ disposing
  6. ‹ disposer
  7. ‹ disposed
  8. ‹ dispose of
  9. ‹ dispose
  10. ‹ disposal
  1. dispossessor ›
  2. disposure ›
  3. dispraise ›
  4. dispraised ›
  5. dispraising ›
  6. dispraisingly ›
  7. disprize ›
  8. disprized ›
  9. disprizing ›
  10. disproof ›