Thesaurus: dispossession

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1. n. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed.
2. 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.
3. n. the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
4. n. freeing from evil spirits
5. 1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. Bp. Hall. 2. (Law) 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.
6. The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of onewho is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; --called also ouster.
7. n:100 n the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law n freeing from evil spirits